LUSH Cosmetics: Kind to Animals, Not to Women

LUSH Cosmetics is known for their handmade and largely cruelty-free bath and beauty products. While not a vegan company, LUSH has expanded into the realm of animal rights advocacy. Under their “Fight Animal Testing” campaign, for instance, LUSH has been … Read More

Selena Gomez, What Are You Doing?

Selena Gomez, what are you doing?

For those of you who don’t know, Selena Gomez recently came out with a new song, “Come and Get It,” where her EDM-inspired pop music is layered over traditional sounding Indian music. Her actions … Read More

I Define My Own Oppression

For the last couple weeks, I’ve been experiencing a lot of backlash in terms of my own definitions of oppression and privilege. I’m not here writing an article about the specifics of either – although if you are misinformed or … Read More

School Dress Codes: More Harmful Than Your “Too Short” Skirt

If you are (or were) one of the 23% of students forced to wear uniforms to school, you know how restrictive and totally uncool they are.

For the remaining 77% of students lucky enough to not be in uniform … Read More

Does Your Lifestyle Make You Unworthy of Feminism?

The term “lifestyle feminism” became a buzzword in the second wave of feminism during the 1960’s and 70’s (in the Western-centric view of “waves” of feminism). The term, as defined by influential writer Bell Hooks in Feminism is For … Read More

Birds and the B: “Morning After Pill” Now Available to Girls 15+

If you haven’t heard already, dear readers, take heed: We’ve got a reason to celebrate a little bit o’progress, because Plan B One-Step is now available without a prescription and over the counter to minors aged 15 and up on … Read More

How Internet Activism is Slamming Rush Limbaugh (And Other Awesome Things)

Think you can’t sit on your butt and make a difference in the world? Think again! As shown with the recent boycott against Rush Limbaugh and the networks that are broadcasting his show, people really can make a difference by … Read More

Don’t Screw the Pooch: Protecting Pets From Domestic Violence

“In violent homes, when animals are abused, people are at risk. In violent homes, when people are abused, animals are at risk. The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are … Read More

Are Women Not Meant to Lead, Or Are They Never Given the Chance?

In the United States, we have never had a female President. Globally, less than 10% of world leaders are women, and as of 2012, only 1 in 25 CEOs were women.

So are women just not meant to lead, or … Read More

Binge Drinking Divide: Why it Doesn’t Matter if Men Are More Violent, Just That You’re More Vulnerable

“Enjoy it now, because after college, it’s called alcoholism.”

College students can spend anywhere from $100-$500 on alcohol a month, according to a 2010 study conducted by Southeastern Louisiana University. Granted, the high end of that spectrum is a little … Read More

Why Are Men Afraid of Pinterest?

Oh, Pinterest. Who among us doesn’t love to spend hours on end browsing through the Internet’s favorite image-based social site? The topic of Pinterest has been written about by many, but what I’m concerned about is the idea that Pinterest … Read More

Abortion in Ireland: Now Allowed For Women Near Death – Should the Country Be Grateful?

“Ireland is not ready for full abortion rights” is a phrase I have heard more times than I would like over the last few months. (By which I of course mean, I have heard it more than once, or at … Read More