A certified union at Columbia University would mean higher compensation, better benefits and improved labor protections for graduate research and teaching assistants. It would also be a powerful force to fight campus sexual assault.
Author: Alexa Strabuk
The Future of STEM is Female
Young women and girls held their own in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search, a prestigious research competition for high school seniors pursuing STEM.
Q&A: Filmmaker Joey Ally on Telling the Stories of Nail Salon Workers
Joey Alley’s short film Joy Joy Nails chronicles a day in the life of two nail salon workers.
A Different Kind of Terror
The latest San Bernardino shooting was an act of terror—one of a far more common and deadly kind of terrorism altogether.
NEWSFLASH: Advertisers and Advocates Want Fox News to Take Sexual Harassment Seriously
Fox News quietly settled sexual harassment cases against Bill O’Reilly—and now, over 30 companies have pulled ads from his show and activists are calling for his removal.
NEWSFLASH: U.S. Women’s Hockey Players Scored An Equitable Wage Agreement
“We are simply asking USA Hockey to comply with the law.”
Q&A: Cinefemme’s Michelle Kantor on Disrupting Male-Dominated Spaces
Kantor sat down with Ms. to discuss the importance of supporting female filmmakers, networking, and representation in Hollywood.
Giving Voice to Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Violence
As a trans survivor of sexual and emotional abuse, Lexie Bean has spent a lot of time trying to make sense of their own body.
NEWSFLASH: Women’s March Organizers Arrested Outside Trump Hotel in NYC
The Women’s March on Washington co-organizers were among those arrested outside of Trump International Hotel in New York City.
Doing Maya Angelou’s Story Justice
When Rita Coburn-Whack’s life became political, Angelou’s memoir of “truths” were all she could talk about.