March 18, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman On March 8th, 2017, people around the world participated in the “Day Without a Woman” general strike, which called for women to show their solidarity by […]
“A Day Without Women” Exposes Economic Inequality
Taking Up Space
February 8, 2017 By Mollie March-Steinman tw/cw: violence against women, misogynoir As women, we are often encouraged, implicitly or explicitly, to be small. There are lots of terms thrown at us when […]
Re: White America
January 31, 2017 By Jacqueline Souza After a disappointing election year and Friday’s traditional Inauguration ceremony, millions of people around the world participated in marches in response to the official beginning of […]
White Feminism Strikes Again in Pittsburgh
January 19,2017 By Marni Fritz White women, so desperate for equality with men, often leave our sisters of color behind. We saw it in the women’s suffrage movement. We saw it […]
City Council Condemns Discrimination Against Women
By Edith Bell Pittsburgh City Council passed an ordinance on December 6th endorsing the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and creating a Gender Equity Commission. Success of the […]
How Brock Turner’s Pathetic Jail Time is Yet Another Victory for the Straight White Male, and a Devastating Loss for Justice
By Tallon Kennedy September 12, 2016 Brock Turner, rapist convicted of penetrating a drunk unconscious woman was released from jail this Friday after serving only three months of his pathetic six month […]
The University of Pittsburgh Health Benefits to Cover Transgender Medical Care for Faculty in a Push to be More Gender-Inclusive
September 2, 2016 By Tallon Kennedy It’s a long time coming for the University of Pittsburgh. On August 25th the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Pitt will now be covering transgender-related medical services […]
A Special Place in the Strip
September 1, 2016 By Nijah Glenn & Bette McDevitt On a recent afternoon, we visited a long time friend of the Merton Center. Twenty years ago, Christine Haas was the development coordinator/ […]
Girl Power, Riot Grrrl, Feminism, Oh My!
August 1, 2016 By Nijah Glenn As a young girl growing up in the 90s, I was not immune to the feverish love everyone had of the Spice Girls. They wore outrageous […]
Kesha Shows Her True Colors, Announces First Tour Following Lawsuit Against Dr. Luke
July 29, 2016 By Rianna Lee Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Kesha Sebert (a.k.a. Ke$ha) made headlines with an ongoing legal battle against her producer and alleged abuser Dr. Luke. Several months after […]
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