“The boys had a dance party, while the girls were given a disturbing talk about ‘modesty.’” Colette Scorzetti, a senior at Delaware County Catholic school, Cardinal O’Hara, posted a scathing criticism of an assembly held for girls only. The topic was modesty. In a Facebook post on April 15, Scorzetti explained that the school divided students into […]
I know, I know. #Notall men. When I started my Facebook profile page back in 2010, I had one simple goal: to promote my book about first-time sex. I quickly learned that Facebook is not the venue to promote books, yet I persevered. In 2012, Rush Limbaugh referred to Sandra Fluke as a slut and, […]
Men recite threatening tweets sent to women in sports. Julie DiCaro and Sarah Spain earn their living writing about sports. But there’s a problem. They’re women. This means they receive an inordinate amount of loathsome and threatening harassment from depraved Twitter trolls. Everything from name-calling to rape and death threats. The women appeared in a […]
The word shouldn’t be the issue – the misogynistic attitudes behind the word compose the real crisis. The United States doesn’t have a constitutional amendment guaranteeing protection against gender discrimination. The Equal Rights Amendment would remedy this embarrassing fact, and a ratified ERA would help to undo some of the more pervasive and negative […]
We need to focus on the positive side of feminism and not spend so much time hating or spreading false information. Buzzfeed featured women holding signs that explain why they don’t need feminism a couple of years ago, but their message is just as strong today – if not stronger. Some of the reasons these […]