More than campus rape and sports: Six other promises from Title IX
Until my junior year of college, I thought Title IX was a law only about women’s sports. It wasn’t until I was more than halfway done with my time on campus that I found out the law required schools to...
View ArticleBeyond the headscarf: The issues Muslim-American women actually care about
Ed. note: This article is by Sarah Harvard and was originally published at Bitch Magazine. Sarah is a journalist based in Washington, D.C focusing on national security, civil liberties, and Islam....
View ArticleMen With Mustaches Outnumber Women Among Medical School Leaders
In a tongue-in-cheek study that nonetheless highlights a serious issue, researchers found that medical school department heads in the United States are more likely to have a mustache than to be a...
View ArticleMuslim Teacher Fired for Mentioning Islam in Class
In case anyone was still wondering whether American Islamophobia is an emergency: Recently, a Muslim-American high school history teacher of Palestinian descent, Sireen Hashem, was fired from her job...
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“In America we’ve not left civil rights issues up to voters, and a federal appeals court recently ruled that issuing guidance on restroom use by transgender students is just what the Department of...
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VP-Elect Mike Pence has just been put in charge of the Trump transition team. Now would be a good time to become an abortion clinic escort. Likewise: are you a medical professional? Help trans folks...
View ArticleIt’s Title IX’s 45th Birthday!
The days of forcing girls to take home economics, while boys take shop, are long gone. But, in 2017, sexism is alive and well in classrooms all across the country. Today in America, girls are kept from...
View ArticleTake Action: Stop Texas Bill Targeting Trans Students
The Texas legislature just came back into session — and immediately started targeting transgender students. On Friday, a key Senate committee voted 8-1 for S.B. 3, a bill that would bar transgender...
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“In another community, your kid’s found outside looking for you because you’re in the bathtub, it’s ‘Oh, my God.’ In a poor community, it’s called endangering the welfare of your child.'” The New York...
View ArticleAmeriCorps Is Discriminating Against Survivors. They’re Not The Only Ones.
With a 4.0 GPA and two successful semesters with a state affiliate under her belt, Susie Balcom was a standout applicant for a job at AmeriCorps. It’s no surprise she received multiple offers from...
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