So you’ve probably heard about the “Emma Watson can’t be a feminist with her boobs out” controversy by now. Except it wasn’t really a controversy. It was just an actress being photographed for a magazine, the way actresses always do, and people…
So you’ve probably heard about the “Emma Watson can’t be a feminist with her boobs out” controversy by now. Except it wasn’t really a controversy. It was just an actress being photographed for a magazine, the way actresses always do, and people…
In the past, women have often gotten the raw end of the stick, even when it comes to the words that describe them. So many of the terms we use in our everyday lives for our fellow females are, well, not so flattering. One doesn’t have…
It’s a normal mundane afternoon. You’re sitting in class taking notes on your laptop when you see you’re running low on battery. You reach into your backpack’s front pouch for your charger and tangled in its wires is a tampon. You frantically…
Late at night in a small cafe on campus , I had set up shop at a table with my friend, both of our eyes glued to our computer screens. It was going to be one of those nights. “Whatcha working on…
“Dude, she totally friend zoned me.” The other day, I overheard this conversation between two guys in class. The other guy scoffed in disbelief for his buddy and shook his head, insinuating something along the lines of “that sucks, woe is you.”…
There is a fine line between flattery and objectification. While being complimented is perceived as flattering by most, being whistled at isn’t. What’s the difference? Personally, it’s that being complimented is nice and generally begins a conversation, whereas being whistled at feels…
When first thinking about this topic, the feminist in me shouted “Because it’s your body, your business, discussion over”, but I realize it is not that simple. As long as I can remember, especially in high school and even in college, I…
“The only mirror in camp is in the director cabin,” I overheard one of my camp directors say when I arrived at my summer job as a camp counselor earlier this year. This was no big surprise: my job is a three-month…
If you search my name on Google, there’s a good chance that you’ll come across an article I wrote almost a year ago about an odd ailment I was still coming to terms with: endometriosis. It’s a disorder that many women suffer…
We’ve all been there: dancing with friends at a party, hitting the books before a final exam, crawling into bed after a long day, when suddenly…yep, that’s definitely period blood, and, of course, you forgot to go buy tampons during your last Duane Reade run….