By Kimberley Johnson on
Catholic high school, Catholic Schools and Moral Guidelines, male dominated society, modesty, Modesty Assembly for Girls, saving yourself for marriage, shaming students, Women's liberation
Activism, Equal Rights, Opinion / Open Letters / Rants, Women's Issues

“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 […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
feminist, man trolls, mansplaining, not all men
Feminism, Women's Issues

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, […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
news anchors, Online Harassment, sexism, Sports, threats, Women In Sports
Twitter, Women's Issues

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 […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Ban bossy campaign, bossy girls, equality, gender equality
Equal Rights, Equal Rights Amendment, Feminism, Women's Issues

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 […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
anti-woman bills by Republicans, discrimination against women, Equal pay for all, equal pay for equal work, equal rights for all, feminists are humanists, feminists fight for equality, feminists want equality for all, Gender based discrimination, i am a feminist, Modern Feminism, no need to demonize men, pharmacists deny prescriptions for women, Reproductive rights for women, respecting all women, the positive side of feminism, why all women need feminism, women's reproductive rights, women's suffrage
Activism, Discrimination, Equal Rights, Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Women's Issues

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 […]