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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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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