April 18, 2017 By Krithika Saraswathy Pennathur Going to a predominantly white high school presented a new set of experiences for me. Being in an environment where you were the only […]
I Am Not Your Indian Girl
Man, I Feel Like a Woman!
April 10, 2017 By Krithika Pennathur What does it mean to be a woman? This is a question many women ask themselves everyday. We are overwhelmed with photoshopped images which tell us […]
“A Day Without Women” Exposes Economic Inequality
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 […]
Where Are the Women of Color?
February 8,2017 By Krithika Pennathur When I first watched Hidden Figures, I was in awe at how three black women helped launch Friendship 7 into space. Dealing simultaneously with racism and sexism, […]
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 […]
