We asked What Should We Call Men Who Buy Young Girls for Sex? and you answered. Pedo-pimp, you suggested. Sleaze-bag. Childhood-stealer. Words are powerful. Many of you noted that naming […]
Author: Megan Hagist
I am in my final year of undergrad at Michigan State University studying Communication. I volunteer with our campus Sexual Assault Program (SACI), which provides medical and judicial advocacy for the greater Lansing area. I am currently a summer Research Intern for Ms. Magazine, and a raving fan of equality.
Single Moms Fall Into the Gender Pay Gap
Recent reports by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) have exposed the truth about unmarried women’s economic security, and it’s appalling. Today’s […]
How We’re Doing: $1.8 Million for Non-Traditional Job Support
Always wanted to be a carpenter, a firefighter, or a dentist? If you’re a woman, now’s your chance. Last month, six community-based organizations were awarded $1.8 million in grants by […]
How We’re Doing: the Real Numbers on Immigrants and Crime
You’ve probably heard the right-wing canard that illegal immigrants cause higher crime rates. And if you’re like the majority of the public, you believe it, as the pie chart (based […]