One of Buzzfeeds latest quizzes asks a pretty important question: ARE YOU A FEMINIST? While most of the quizzes Buzzfeed offers are slightly longer this one you can finish in less than five minutes. So take it yourself. It’s a pretty great quiz; however, the “no” should be changed to “no and you need to … Continue reading
Last night the new season of Game of Thrones premiered. And while there are rapist, murders, etc. in the story (really the list is rather long), the character of fourteen year old Sansa Stark gets constant hate. You don’t have to like the character Sansa, but maybe you should take a moment to consider why … Continue reading
From the BU’s center facebook page about the EVENT. Please join The Sexual Assault Response and Prevention Center (SARP), the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Activism (CGSA), The Feminist Collective, Students for Reproductive Justice, and the Queer Activist Collective as we kick off this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Week! This week will be filled with … Continue reading
In honor of Women’s History Month, author Anne Snyder for Verily Magazine chose four women who she believes should be on the topof Mt. Rushmore – Harriet Beecher Stowe. Susan B. Anthony. Eleanor Roosevelt. Mom. Explanation? Here. It’s interesting to consider how different Mount Rushmore would be with women sculptures added. So, which women do … Continue reading
So today is International Women’s Day. Most people have probably heard of this holiday solely due to Google changing its front page. Another means? Facebook. One of our guest post contributors, fegossen made this is her status, and here’s the conversation that followed between her and two other BU students. Frances: I don’t understand International … Continue reading
The media is full of news about the upcoming Oscars. The Oscars were started to award the best films and performances, with categories including “Best Picture” “Best Actor” “Best Supporting Actor” “Best Animated Film”, etc. It shouldn’t be hard for the nine films nominated for Best Picture to include a strong portrayal of women – … Continue reading
So what does it mean to be an empowered woman? Verily Magazine is posting a series of interviews in which they ask this exact question. The first one with Dr. Caroline Heldman. She discusses empowerment, society’s opinion on homemakers, Miley Cyrus and The Hunger Games. Here’s a quote from her interview: You’re told that you … Continue reading
There are times when you read something and just think “hallelujah!”. That was my first thought when I read about Verily Magazine. Here’s the first paragraph of their about section: Verily is a new kind of women’s magazine: one that celebrates the best of who you are. We feature fashion that is worthy of the … Continue reading
Buzzfeed recently did a experiment where they had four “regular women” be photoshopped into the typical cover model. The women all modeled in a professional photoshoot, and later their images were altered on the computer by a photoshop expert. Afterwords the women were shown their new images. The result? A form of disillusionment, with one … Continue reading
A fascinating video about how our society represents manhood and strength in general in the movies that are shown to children. Colin Stokes, the director of communications for the non-profit Citizen Schools, focuses on Star Wars (his son’s favorite movie) and The Wizard of Oz (his daughter’s) – both famous movies featuring “a furry guy” … Continue reading
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