For my next read I chose Beyond Machismo by Aida Hurtado and Mrinal Sinha, as I wanted to learn...
Hi, I am Georgia. I am reading the book “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle, a memoir about finding your inner...
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In the article, “Learning to Fight Back” (Upfront) I learned that in India women are getting taught how to...
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In the article, “Profiles in Women’s History: Elizabeth Peratrovich” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Elizabeth Peratrovich was an Alaskan,...
This article enlightened me about the different scenarios a family can have. It talked about how the ideal “American”...
In the article, “Women’s March Revisted”(BTW) I learned that around January 2018 one of the largest protests took place...
In the article, “Biden Appoints First Native American Cabinet Secretary” (BTW) I learned of Deb Haaland, the newly appointed...
In the article, “Battle at Boot Camp” (upfront) I learned that combat jobs in the U.S. military were soon...
In the article, “Profiles in Women’s History: Milicent Patrick” (McGraw Hill) I learned that Milicent Patrick was an animator,...
In the article, “Women Dominate 2020 Best Director Golden Globes” I learned that many women are rarely recognized for...
In the article, “Katherine Johnson Dies at 101” (McGraw Hill) She graduated at 14 years old from high School,...
In the article, “Camacho-Quinn Wins Gold” (McGraw Hill) I learned about a female olympian who set the olympic record...
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I read a post about one of the most inspirational people, a Mexican American Selena Quintanilla. Until this day...
After reading the article, “The Hidden Biases in A.I.” I found it very concerning how Artificial Intelligence holds prejudices...
In a modern world that prides itself as being advanced, innovative, and inclusive, its reality could not be farther...
Between 1848 and 1920, there was first women’s rights movement in the U.S. At that time, women did not...
As the population of individuals who identify as LGBT in the US rises, hitting a record 4.5% (Newport), we...
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The article, “The 16-Year-Old Who Fought Segregation” brings back to life the landmark case of Brown vs. Board of...
Try to name one thing that girls can like and won’t get made fun of for it. Harder than...
Human trafficking is something being used all over the world today as a widely known social justice issue. This...
Restraining order effectiveness has been questioned over the years, as love disputed end tragically for women who felt protected...
In the city of Bogotá, Columbia, there is a large concern over men’s mental health that may lead to...
Like many citizens of America who value and think highly of their country, Mexican Americans are the same. They...
A top discussion in the world right now is about the rights of abortion and if it should be...
As we talked about in an earlier post, we stated that domestic violence was becoming a pandemic within a...
Janie is a character whose archetype changes dynamically over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
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This poetry book makes me feel confident and inspired from the way it can grab your “insecurities” or lack...
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People told me that I shouldn’t show my skin or that I’m not perfect enough or fit enough to...
Janie is a character her archetype changes dynamics over the course of the book. At the beginning of the...
Now that I’ve read over half of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neal Hurston. I appreciate this...
Red Dresses, hanging eerily amongst the trees, revealing the number of missing and murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in...
After reading Tommy Orange’s novel There There, these students researched issues that affect Native Americans. Tap on the right...
The issue I have chosen to study is Indigenous Women. The articles that I looked at talked about how...
Some people know domestic abuse as something daily or regular in their lives and others who have never experienced...
Further into “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” Janie and Joe moved to a town made for people of color....
As social media has become a growing source of entertainment, communication, and information it has begun to provide a...
Recently, I read The Elite, by Kiera Cass. I enjoyed and absorbed this book. This has become a favorite book...
In today’s day and age, many might argue that when it comes to gender roles for both men and...
Knowing only one side of a story can impact one’s thoughts, words, and behavior. Society has created a stereotype...
According to author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “single stories” are perceptions we form about society and its individuals.“Adichie recounts her...
As women, we strive to prove societal stereotypes wrong, working to be the greatest we can be. The world...
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The values that are seen in society can be prioritized differently depending on each individual. Some people are heavily...
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The supreme court has lost a great leader, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After serving for 27 years she passed...
In the article “Who’s Still Doing The Housework” I learned that the Covid-19 pandemic is helping solidify traditional gender...
In the article ¨Who’s Still Doing The Housework¨ by Claire Cain Miller and Chrisanne Grise it says that the...
Human trafficking can happen to anyone it is a serious matter that really takes a toll on the victim....
The article I read was “Who should change” and it includes that men need more self control and should...
Women have always had the traditional role of taking care of their home. With new education, and more job...
These days, I get interested in gender inequalities in the world. People who have been interested in the topic...
There has been a surge of skilled women in the workplace. “As more women find their way into high-skill...
Find a girl and look at her, make a list of assumptions you have about her. Do you think...
To Whom it Should Concern: Why do people have to have so many expectations for women? We are told...
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Many people think that by making it harder for women to access abortions through methods like abortion restrictions, abortion...
The existence of prostitution anywhere is society’s lustful portrayal of women. However, with laws that prohibit sex work the...
While listening to the song what i thought was equality. The message that the video tried to show is...
While looking at the image there’s a lot of message behind it. For example Woman power. All Woman look...
Women’s rights have been a topic of American discussion for a long time now. Although America isn’t the only...
In the book Proud, Ibtihaj Muhammad describes the discrimination she faced because she was a woman, because she was...
Prejudice and discrimination exist everywhere, and most of the people have experienced these before, or even in the current....
I am extremely interested in the student debt crisis that currently plagues college graduates. As I apply to colleges,...
Catherine was determined to march to the beat of her own drum. Often living her life in a constant...
Fortnite is an online game that currently has around 250 million active players. The game has three different game...
When we started our project, we didn’t really have a goal. We were just trying to get more gender...
When I was 10 years old, I had my innocence taken away. I was manipulated and violated on more...
Here’s the multimedia presentation I’ve been working on. Everyone in our group did one, but mine is about people’s...
The NAM is not the only way or the best way to treat children with cleft lips and palates,...
I chose my digital activism project because I wanted to bring to light the rarely discussed topic of taxation...
This video right here is a presentation I did for my school that talks about period poverty all around...
Over the last week, I found a very intriguing and insightful article about someone who experienced gender dysphoria for...
“Commentary: Beyond Halloween – the real story behind witches, devils, trials and executions” from the Salt Lake Tribune is...
In “History of Witches”, the author tells that the belief in witches and witchcraft has been present in the...
Something that is very present in my life is gender dysphoria. I experience it daily. I’ve noticed that nobody...
Angela Davis has been a civil rights activist from 1944 to present. She became known for her involvement in...
This is a recording of 1.3.208-218 from Shakespeare’s Othello. I am portraying Desdemona in this. I learned that tone,...
I think Angela Davis should receive the Award from Birmingham Civil Rights because she has overcame much adversity and...
Hasta ahora, la trama en El que dirán me recuerda a lo que pasa en el mundo. La trama...
Racism is one of our society’s biggest issues, along with the existence of our patriarchy. Many people think that...
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Throughout history, the practice of conversion therapy has been used as a way of “correcting” same-sex attraction and gender...
According to statistics, 100% of all gun deaths in the US are due to firearms. I am so triggered...
The American Creed consist of many values. These values are exercised in every aspect of our lives including the...
This shadow box has one of the most important things that represent me like my race and my gender...
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Roe V. Wade is one of the largest contemporary judicial controversies. It has spawned avid opposition and support throughout...
April 6, 2018 Dear Victoria’s Secrets CEO Lex Wexner: Have you ever wondered how diverse your company...
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You probably eat cheeseburgers three times a week (which is way more than you should) but have you ever...
Debbie Sterling the founder of Goldieblox is trying to get girls to learn engineering so she sells toys to...
Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton was born 1947 in Chicago. She was the first lady of Bill Clinton (the...
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Since 1960 Jane Goodall has discovered and refined the way we study chimpanzees. Jane was born in 1934 in...
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1.3.208-218 Paraphrase: Desdemona: My dear father, I do face a difficult challenge: To you I am grateful for life...
The MeToo movement sparked my interest because of how it is revolutionizing the way we talk about sexual violence...
The issue of sexism is a very relevant issue today. It is a very broad issue, and there are...
I decided to make an informative video about sex trafficking because I felt that the issue needed to...
The gender wage gap is a controversial social issue that has constantly resurfaced throughout recent years. Even with the...
The issue that is discussed in the video is the oppression of women residing in the Middle East. I’m...
The LGBTQIA+ movement has become more well known throughout America. This movement fights for more acceptance of those in...
In the world of professional sports the inequality between male and female is astonishing especially when you take a...
The issue iIfocused on was discrimination in the job industry. The focus was more on pay and hiring...
Sexual Harassment is a predominant topic in today’s modern day society. The number of sexual assault complaints has increased,...
Unequal pay has been a severe conflict since forever. Many people thought that by 2018, this would not be...
What is internalized misogyny? Internalized misogyny refers to misogyny/sexism between a gender/sex. This specifically seems to occur mainly between...
Sexism is still present in today’s society, especially in video games. I have had encounters in which my teammates...
Link to Video: 14CD7A4D-51F8-4ED0-9945-83CA7D744032 I first found out about the lack of girl’s education in developing countries by reading...
I am passionate about the gender pay gap because it is an issue that affects the economic bridge between...
I am passionate about sexism because I have seen so many women put through so many horrible things. There...
My video is about sex trafficking in Southeast Asia. In these areas, young women and girls are forced to...
“Everyone is created equally”, is a quote that is dead in today’s world. Women in...
This piece was inspired by our study of the #MeToo movement. This is based on actual events. The hope...
A 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) found that 8.4% of children in the United States have a...
Over the past few months in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has worked vigorously...
After the monumental Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade in 1973 granting women access to abortions constitutionally, there has...
The only specialty that the number of women outweighed the number of men was pediatrics. This is stereotypical since...
Planned parenthood is in the media spotlight as “Republicans push to block funding for the group because it provides...
Imagine going to school for 8 plus years, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so, finally graduating,...
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
The multi-decade long debate about reproductive rights has been in the political atmosphere as well as a social and...
This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to go to Thailand, and teach to villagers the advantages to...
India has become a very special place to me and is very close to my heart. I travelled...
Perhaps the most difficult and aggravating factor that discourages women from entering the medical field is stereotypes. Throughout the...
There seems to be a lot of controversy about uniforms and the dress codes. I go to a private...
She is beauty. She is grace. However, she will actually punch you in the face. Beneath this gorgeous exterior...
This poem is about a strong-minded woman who would not take no for an answer. A woman, named Bessie...
This video was produced by young women at The U School to break down stereotypes about Black Girls.
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An issue that I care about immensely is women’s rights in the workplace. In particular, women’s job opportunities in...
The status of women’s reproductive rights in America has been a controversial topic in recent years. State and federal...
In dystopian literature, things like procreation, passion, and love are viewed as threats towards society. Sex is viewed as...
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It seems strange to question this social norm we as human beings have conformed to for the majority of...
The dress code in high schools need to change. The dress code is mainly geared to limit what females...
The Hired Girl, by Laura Amy Schlitz is a perfect example of how American values are different for each...
Terms like ‘race’, ‘gender’, and ‘religion’ have become increasingly controversial terms. With campaigns like ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Gender...
Americans believe that everyone is created equal. Thomas Jefferson was the first person to use the phrase “all...
The Telegraph states that, “Earlier research revealed that the lower portion of a brain region called the “medial prefrontal...
Although there are countless religions around the world, something almost all of them have in common is God. God...
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I believe that rape should always be a punishable crime and rape should never be forgiven. There have been...
Planned Parenthood Pamphlet I collaborated with Kristy, Carmen, Asha, and Zahra for this media project. We decided to create...
They say we are equal, but we aren’t. Women all around the world have their rights ripped away from...
In order to spread my message more, I decide to create a video and post it on youtube, and...
The lack of gender diversity in STEM-related fields is enormous, and there are many reasons why this is. According...
I learned about computer programing in the start of my junior year of high school, where I was introduced...
In a country based on freedom and liberty, citizens should be able to craft, and accept their own identities...
Basketball was created in 1891. One year later, a teacher named Sendra Berenson, organized the first women’s basketball...
Equal pay in the workforce is important to me, because I think this is one of the various aspects...
On May 7th, Adam DeVine hosted the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards. The show commenced with a performance of...
While for some the word feminism brings up images of misandrists (people who are prejudiced against men) and feminazis, the term...
In Ancient Greece, people used to gather around an arena-like stage to watch actors tell stories. The word...
The safety pin is a movement that I wish was talked about more now that Trump is president. I...
These women are fighting over something that is important to them, and i honestly think it is a good...
With a president in office that riles up everyone in the nation, many people let out their true feelings...