Should Public Schools Be Educating Children Based on Gender?

The moon is still hanging in the sky, mocking you silently as you’re jostled off to school at what you’re certain is an ungodly hour. The sleepy ride to campus is rife with drowsy conversation debating the likelihood of such … Read More

Rape Shouldn’t Be Legal, But It Might As Well Be

Trigger warning for discussions of rape and rape culture.

I’m a student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and this message was written on one of the stalls in a women’s bathroom on our campus. I’m … Read More

But I’m Not Yelling: Bridging the Language Gap With My Father

My father and I haven’t always been able to communicate well.

For years I blamed our miscommunications on my dad’s lack of listening skills and quickness to respond. To be honest, we probably all have a little of that in … Read More

How Motherhood Made Me More Pro-Choice

When I was in college, I always wondered if becoming a parent would make me more conservative, if those cute tiny clothes and the sweet baby smell did something to parents, made them reevaluate where exactly they stood on America’s … Read More

Does Seeing Conservatism as the Enemy Hurt Feminism?

Liberal or conservative: these are the mainstream options that are available for Americans to  describe their personal philosophies and politics. These two options come to define everything about you: what you wear, your taste in film, who you vote for, … Read More

Education “Reform” in Britain Disadvantages Girls to Raise Boys’ GCSE Scores

Since the National Curriculum was introduced to British education in 1988, a gender gap in achievement in GCSE results has existed. But it has been growing steadily over the past twenty-five years and is now four times wider … Read More

Do ‘Forced Fathers’ Get the Short End of the Pregnancy Stick? … No.

Laurie Shrage’s recent opinion-piece in the New York Times Is Forced Fatherhood Fair? caused a lot of uproar this week. Reporting on suggestions from Jane Murphy (“legal scholar”) and Elizabeth Brake (“political philosopher”), Shrage’s piece argues that forcing biological fathers to … Read More

My Sisterhood of Shitty Exes

Everyone knows the recently-dumped-girl stereotype. She calls her friends crying, mascara running down her face, who then rush to her aid with a tub of ice cream. If it was a particularly shitty breakup, she’ll burn pictures of the … Read More

More Than Just the “Thicker” Sister

Trigger warning for discussion of eating disorders.

“She really should not be wearing that.”

How many times have you heard someone say that?

Next, think about how many times you have heard it said about a guy?

Rarely (if ever) … Read More

Plan B For Everyone

Reproductive rights activists rejoice! As of Tuesday, you no longer have to worry about politics preventing females of all ages from obtaining at least one form of emergency contraception in the U.S. In the latest installment of this twisty-turny … Read More

Trans* 100 List Highlights Activists That Media Ignores

Have you heard of the Trans* 100 List?

If you don’t venture far from mainstream outlets to check out the news of the day, I’m guessing you haven’t.

The list was the idea of Antonia D’orsay and Jen Richards of … Read More

OMG, a Woman Leading the CIA?!

First, President Obama names Julia Pierson the first female director of the United States Secret Service. Then, the Air Force names Maj. Gen. Margaret H. Woodward as the director of sexual assault prevention and response. And yesterday, the president appointed … Read More