Most Pinterest users pin DIY inspiration, vacation ideas and delicious recipes to their boards. Shelby Knox and Steph Herold pin feminists. Their board, “Feminists of Generation Now,” is an ever-growing […]
Author: Malia Schilling
Speak Up About Rape? Get Expelled.
University of North Carolina (UNC) sophomore Landen Gambill may be kicked out of school for speaking to the press about her rape. Gambill was one of five women (including the […]
How the Sequester Will Hurt Women And Children
Huge U.S. budget cuts (to the tune of $85 billion for 2013) will take effect on Friday unless Congress acts quickly to prevent sequestration. These impending cuts are the result […]
Surprise! Women Are Still Under-Represented in Media
Girls may have won a Golden Globe this year, but media representation of women is nowhere close to achieving gender equality. Women (51 percent of the population) are both creators, […]
State of the Union: Takeaways for Women’s Issues
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama gave his fourth State of the Union address, laying out a vision for his second term. While the address focused primarily on the recovering economy, […]
Sing, Dance, RISE: One Billion Rising on Valentine’s Day
One in three women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. Half of the seven billion global population are women—which means that one billion women alive now will be, […]
UPDATE: Senate to Vote on Re-Authorizing VAWA
UPDATE: The Senate has voted down a GOP amendment to the Violence Against Women Act, 65 to 34, that would have removed language covering LGBT victims of domestic violence. The […]