By Olivia Ou and Leila Koohi In 2017, on former US President Donald Trump’s first day in office, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C., wearing pink hats, along with 3 million people across the country to resist the Trump administration and its leaders’ threat on women’s rights…

By Sanah Malik As a man, you ultimately become the “decision-makers of the house”, the people who say the word make everyone else abide by it. Birds born in jail, believe freedom is a myth; that is what I believed. Chained by societal expectations, women are suppressed at every stage…

By Hawwa Chakera Around the world, the British Royal Family (BRF) is viewed as a sort of enigma who exude wealth, power, and aristocracy. While it is a little hard to understand the purpose of the BRF in these modern times, past monarchs have been credited with turning the United…

By Sanah Malik SWERF is an acronym standing for Sex Worker-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, a label for women who support mainstream feminism but oppose sex work, believing it is ultimately oppressive. They do not believe that any form of voluntary sex work should be included in the fight for equality, especially…

By Maria D. Quintero Bon Appetit Magazine (BA) and Condé Nast came under fire last summer amidst claims from staff of structural racism. It all began with editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport publishing an article on the magazine’s website in response to the uprisings sparked by Gorge Floyd’s killing and how the…

By Neha Dhaliwal 2021 marks 20 years since the release of Legally Blonde (2001), one of the most iconic and well-loved “chick flicks” of the 2000s. While this film is not without its flaws, it makes important statements about gender and femininity. Elle Woods embodies many female stereotypes: the valley…

By Oya Darici In human rights literature, the rights of girls are often mentioned in gender equality conversations and are included with women’s rights discourse. However, it is crucial to identify how discrimination of girls differentiates from that of women. To this end, an intersectional approach is necessary to ensure…

By Leila Koohi “Teaching isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am.” — Dr. Jill Biden A not-so-recent op-ed titled Is There a Dr. in the White House? Not if You Need an M.D., by writer Joseph Epstein, published on December 11th, 2020 in the Wall Street Journal criticized…

By Katie Manzer On more than one occasion I have told someone close to me that I’m autistic, to which they have responded, “no you’re not,” as if they know more about me than myself or my doctor. I don’t blame the denier for finding it difficult to believe, as…