What It Means To Be A Feminist
“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back” – Malala Yousafzai
Why I Love Being a Woman
I feel as though, as being an advocate for feminism and women’s rights, it can be pretty difficult to look past all of the adversity women everywhere face. My focus is always on the defensive, trying to educate and bring awareness to issues that have yet to be resolved, bring to light the stories of…
The Disparity of Importance and Respect Between Genders
“I demand the independence of woman, her right to support herself, to live for herself, to love whomever she pleases, or as many as she pleases. I demand freedom for both sexes, freedom of action, freedom in love, and freedom in motherhood.” ~Emma Goldman 1897 The battle of gender inequality has been around for centuries…
What it means when #LoveWins: a new era of LGBTQ rights
Every now and again, a moment comes along in your life when you can’t help but think: Wow, I’m living history. This is going to be a story for my grandkids. For millions of people in the LGBTQ+ community, that moment happened on Friday when after decades of divisive wrangling, the US Supreme Court ruled that…
Why is diversity in fiction important?
In the spring of 2014, Twitter erupted with a cunning media campaign that got #WeNeedDiverseBooks to trend globally. Beginning with support from authors who were hoping to “raise [their] voices into a roar that can’t be ignored”, the campaign caught like wildfire. However, almost a year later, I can’t help but fear that the movement has fallen out of…
Video of the Day: If Men Were Women
Buzzfeed is more than just lists of “20 Creepy Things You Can Find On Etsy,” or, “15 Ridiculous Gifts You Didn’t Know You Wanted Until Now.” The media powerhouse also produces videos which range from tackling racism to what to wear for the summer. In their latest video, it provides a minute insight into a…