A new report concludes that “institutional racism and sexism are present, tolerated and left unaddressed at VMI. The racist and misogynistic acts and outcomes uncovered during this investigation are disturbing.”
Tag: Young Women and Girls
Youth of Color Take Action in Preventing Sexual Harassment in Bay Area
In order to make Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) safer for females and gender-expansive people, Reminie Chaidez and 99 other paid youth joined forces with Alliance for Girls to launch a campaign against gender-based violence in the country’s fifth largest transit system.
“Youth are the legacy of public transportation. We want other people to take this as an example and ask their local transit agencies to do the same.”
Student Campaign to Increase Emergency Contraception Access: “EC Vending Machines Everywhere”
The American Society for Emergency Contraception (ASEC) has created a campaign called Emergency Contraception for Every Campus—known as EC4EC—to mobilize and assist students to develop peer-to-peer EC distribution networks on college campuses and to advocate for EC vending machines.
Texas Democrats: On Abortion Rights and Voting Rights, “I Don’t Want To Go Back”
It’s been a little over a week since Texas Democratic state legislators decamped to Washington, D.C., in protest over Gov. Greg Abbott’s uncompromising agenda during the state’s special legislative session. Republican attempts to pass extreme voter suppression legislation are taking up the bulk of media attention—understandably. But the fight isn’t just for voting rights: It’s also about reproductive rights, which are under severe attack in the Lone Star State.
Texas state Rep. Donna Howard is one of the Democrats that fled the state. As a registered nurse and current chair of the Texas Women’s Health Caucus, Howard spoke to Ms. late last week to discuss the flawed assumptions behind the Republican push to restrict abortion access in Texas and the real-life impact of these laws on everyday Texans.
Generation Equality: Equal Leadership and Equitable Funding?
How can we hold international institutions accountable for their commitment to the inclusion of young people and civil society as co-leaders of Generation Equality?
How can young women trust they will be acknowledged as capable of identifying their own needs and thus, the areas in which resource allocation would be most beneficial to them?
Is the U.S. Saying “No Thanks” to the World’s Best and Brightest?
Due to the dual negative impact of regressive policies as well as COVID-19, the U.S. is currently on track to see the lowest enrollment of new international students since World War II, with much of this lost talent being diverted to the U.K., Canada and Australia.
Yet it is exactly times like these, with growing nationalism and xenophobia, that underscore why America needs to keep its minds and doors open, where American students also learn from their international classmates.
Every Voice Coalition Amplifies Student Survivor Experiences
Every Voice Coalition, founded in December 2016, is a college student-run organization with goals to implement preventative and legislative measures to eliminate sexual violence on college campuses. In order to empower students to tackle policy-related issues, they stress that the legislation is student-written to center the needs of those most directly affected.
Applause and Allyship: Our Fave Feminist Social Media Moments This Week
Welcome back to Feminist Faves social media roundup! This week, we’re celebrating athletes using their influence to shed light on underrepresented communities, disability advocates calling in able-bodied allies this Disability Pride month, and the beautiful art made during the pandemic.
The Freedom of Afghan Women Depends on Education and Empowerment
Now that Afghan women are aware of their rights and have been introduced to democracy and freedom, it is essential for the international community and Afghanistan’s international partners—the U.S. in particular—to stand with Afghan women after the withdrawal of troops.
With continued international support, hard-won gains by women must be preserved and advanced.
Increasing Gender Equity Through Abortion Pills on Campus
As many as 93 percent of students at public universities in Massachusetts are more than 30 minutes away from the closest abortion facility via public transportation. A new bill in Massachusetts tackles this barrier by ensuring access to abortion pills at public university health centers.