On May 20, 2020, 14-year-old Romina Rashaf prepared to go to sleep as usual, on her family’s farm in northern Iran. Little did she know, she would not live to see the next day. Three weeks earlier, her father, Reza Ashrafi, had called a lawyer, inquiring about the...
This is an open letter in regards to the United Nation’s Goal 5 to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. “How can be we end all forms of discrimination against women?” should never have been a question asked in the first place. Sadly, it has been...
Dear future president, My name is Avery Wang, and I am an Asian American girl whose family originates from Taiwan. I was born in America, but being Asian and female in this country, I have experienced racial and gender inequalities. This comes with being treated...
On Dec. 4, popular music artist Melanie Martinez was publicly accused of rape on Twitter by her former best friend, Timothy Heller. “When I wrote this story about my assault, I initially wasn’t going to make the abuser. But I think it’s important for you all to know...
It isn't a secret that school dress codes are primarily aimed towards women. However, dress codes in schools are okay but the sexist attitudes that coincide with it, is not. According to niche.com, the amount of schools with dress codes have jumped 21% from 2000 to...
Russian archaeologist Javier R. Becerra recently stumbled upon a shocking discovery while searching for dinosaur fossils; he had discovered an entirely new gender. The discovery is opening up a new view of the universe. Until now we have only been able to see 87...
Dear future president, I know that you have a lot of issues to take care of, but I think you should listen to some of the kids who are unable vote yet. What you do in your time in office affects our lives too. One issue that I am really passionate about is gender...
Dear future president, As a young woman aspiring to become a doctor, I often find myself thinking about the position that society will take on the role of women in certain workplaces. I am conscious of how women are treated as inferior to men in working environments,...
https://youtu.be/th-Hvj07YJ8 Dear future president, As I get ready to embark on my collegiate journey, I’m sure of who I want to be and what I want to study. But I don’t want anyone else to tell me that it’s “brave” of me to follow my passions, because journalism can...
2015 is a big year for Target, which is now gender neutralizing their store signs. For instance, “boys bedding” will now fall into the category of “kids bedding.” Kids toys and bedding, along with the paper backing of shelves (green, blue, pink and yellow) are the...
