Tag: Sexism
A revolutionary female presidency is brought down by misogyny in politics
Women, for generations, have watched others make decisions that directly affected their personal and social lives without a medium for input. Dilma Rousseff, the...
A lax dress code in the senate only hurts public image
Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced early last week that the Senate’s traditional dress code will no longer be enforced. Though an unwritten policy,...
Sexism in the NCAA has gone on for too long, and...
After a whirlwind of outrage on social media over the clear disparity between men and women basketball players within the NCAA, the organization made...
Stardom and freedom clash in “Framing Britney Spears”
“Framing Britney Spears,” The New York Times’ newest installment of its “New York Times Presents” series, explores Spears’ rise to fame, the way the...
The length of a skirt does not make a woman more...
Schools have notoriously enforced dress codes for years and have defended it with the belief that they prevent the sexualization of women. However, in...
Warren’s smear on Bernie is another lie from a known liar,...
For most of the Democratic primary, the two most progressive candidates, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, have had a sort of unspoken truce. That...