Representation of women over the age of 40 in the media is seriously lacking. When we do see older women on our television screens and in our magazines, they appear dowdy and their sole purpose tends to be emotional support and comfort. They are almost never the objects of sexual desire. When older women demand […]
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“I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”: A Playlist for International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, an event committed to celebrating the amazing achievements of incredible women and raising awareness of the important issue of women’s equality. Annually, organizations from communities worldwide host special events and run campaigns for the purpose of bringing women together to connect with and inspire one another.
There Is Nothing Flattering About Harassment
Back in August Doree Lewak wrote in the New York Post that she found catcalls flattering. She went on for paragraphs about how being shouted at by men, specifically construction workers, made her feel sexy. She even said she willingly and excitedly enjoyed being their “objectified sex thing.”
Guest Writer, Kate Stoltzfus: How a Quest for Color Can Change Your Perspective
Today The Hudsucker welcomes the multi-talented Kate Stoltzfus—digital strategist, blogger and host of CreativeMornings/Pittsburgh. The outgoing and congenial Pittsburgh inhabitant is also the creative mind behind Yinzpiration, and co-pilot of Propelle.
I’m Not Sorry: Women and Apologizing
In June Pantene released an ad as part of their #ShineStrong campaign about women’s empowerment. In the ad we see a series of women using the word “sorry” in various every day situations that really do not need an apology: speaking up in a meeting, asking for someone’s time, even getting a bit of the blanket in bed. Then the video switches and shows those same situations without the apology. Instead of apologizing, the women simply do the task with confidence, then transitioning into “sorry, not sorry” near the end. It’s jarring to see the two versions of events side by side.
A New Kind of Hero: Ms. Marvel
This spring something big happened in the world of comics. A new person took up the Ms. Marvel mantle and that person wasn’t a busty blonde. It was an awkward, intelligent teenage Pakistani-American girl who just so happens to be Muslim. Let that sink in for a moment. Ms. Marvel, a major player in the […]
Feminism’s Image Problem
In November of this year the website Jezebel posted an article entitled “The Many Misguided Reasons Famous Ladies Say ‘I’m Not a Feminist”. In the article they broke down into the aforementioned “misguided” reasons statements from celebrities and public figures like Lady Gaga, Bjork, Sandra Day O’Connor, and others. The article was intended to subtly […]
Women Hold Up “Half The Sky”
Suppose your professor told you that as a homework assignment, you had to watch a four hour documentary. Um, excuse me? No college student likes the idea of an extra long assignment. However when my Women and Gender Studies professor told us to watch the documentary Half the Sky, I never expected to have my entire […]
P.O.W: Dawndy Mercer Plank
In a new series, staff writer Rebecca Rowell puts a spotlight on women in the workforce. P.O.W or Power of Women is a series of interviews with women who are making breakthroughs in their careers and teaching the upcoming generation a few things about woman power. Author’s Note: To begin my new series, P.O.W, I […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and though there seems to be a ‘celebrated day’ for everything now, this is the one day that is not like any other. We celebrate this day and honor women who have not only paved our way for a brighter future, but have brought great success and progression to our rights and […]
Tania’s Top Fashion Trends of 2012
Fashion is, and always has been a clever way of expressing one’s inner self in a creative and fun style. The way you dress in whatever unique fashion, not only sends a message of who you are but shows modern thinking with an escapist sort of attitude. In some ways, fashion is a great art […]
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