The past few weeks have been a very trying time in terms of American race relations. I find myself, along with others, holding a myriad ...
Sunday, December 7, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Media Comsumption
As a consumer of media, I can’t help but notice the appalling rate at which I am inundated with sexualized images on a daily basis. As...
Monday, November 24, 2014
Labels
We live in a society where labels are everything. Some labels are chosen for us and others are chosen by us. Let’s take our names for exa...
Monday, November 24, 2014
Living in the Liminal: A contemporary feminist’s experience living in the in-between
Street harassment walked into the media spotlight recently after the release of the video 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman . Street h...
Monday, November 24, 2014
The Murder of Mary Spears: When Will a Woman’s “No” Be Enough?
Mary “Unique” Spears, a 27-year-old African American mother of three, was shot and killed on October 5, 2014 after turning down a man’s ro...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Thoughts on the Election
Ooof Election Day and the emotional rollercoaster than ensues, amirite? I don't know about you folks, but I have some pretty inte...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Cat Call: The "Compliment" That Leaves You Feeling Icky
As a clinical psychologist in training I've seen many of my female clients struggle to balance the pressures to represent both innocenc...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Expanding the Discussion on Gender Pay Gap
In a recent article in the Money section of CNN’s website , Kottasova (2014) highlighted the world’s gender pay gap. As was articulated in...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
All Sides of Your Halloween Self
Boo!! Halloween is next Friday, so two lingering questions await. First of all, what type of candy should I buy to give out to children (...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Halloween - Let's Discuss!
Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. There are many reasons for this and here are some: 1. CANDY, 2. Caramel apples, ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Masculinity, Objectification, and Advertising
My original idea for this post was going to be about ways to integrate men into feminist spaces. I was going to talk about how once a man...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Texas Tech University and Rape Culture: #TTUnomeansno
So, there is a lot going on here at Texas Tech University. This has reminded me how important it is for students – undergraduate and grad...
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Women In Film… Or Not
According to a recent study commissioned by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, with support from UN Women and The Rockefeller F...
Monday, October 6, 2014
Everyone's Issue
Over the course of the past month, the media has splashed multiple stories about women’s issues from the icloud photo scandal ...
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Don’t Dominate to Assert Yourself
A couple of months ago, my fiancé shared with me an article about how men can dominate just about every situation without meaning to. It ex...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Fear of feminism: 2014 Edition
A few nights ago, I received a picture message from a friend of mine in Chicago. The image sent was a meme of Amy Poehler, the hilarious fe...
Sunday, September 28, 2014
A Culture of Domestic Violence in the NFL
I’m a football fan. I’ve been watching the Patriots play since Drew Bledsoe was the model of the stiff-legged quarterback, and I’ve recen...
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