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Entertainment and equity: Natural disaster preparedness event at UCI

After the recent wildfires in Los Angeles County, UC Irvine’s Womxn’s Center hosted Serving Safety: Disaster Prep with ChiChi La Pinga and Equality California,...

Decentering men

The alleged glory days of a woman align with the tautness of her skin and the scrawniness of her frame. Forbidden aging strips her...

Anime’s Hypersexualization of Japanese Women is Coming to America: From a Japanese Woman’s Perspective

Anime will continue to exist and depict women in these harmful ways, and nothing will stop its consumption. However, it is important to recognize when certain shows participate in this stereotype, so we don’t normalize or perpetuate the sexualization of Asian women like Japan has.

Why Are Iranian Women Being Siphoned Out of Their Own History

With this attention has come worldwide civilian commentary about the state of Iran and its religion. However, the one group that seems to be excluded from this discourse is Iranian women themselves.

Mexico’s Patriarchal Culture is in Dire Need of a Change

18-year-old law student Debanhi Escobar disappeared after partying in the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on April 9. On April 21, Escobar’s body was found...

Life on Ring Road Series: A Reluctant Safe Haven for the Occasional Homeless

By Justice Healy In the midst of students and professors hustling to class through Ring Road and Aldrich Park, homeless people are occasionally  found sitting...

Expanding the Draft: Does Gender Equality Mean Ignoring Assault?

At the end of April, the House passed an amendment that will potentially change the lives of at least half of all American citizens....

Sugar, Spice and Everything Vaginas: Vagina Monologues

Zonke Frazier stormed onstage from the front row of the very full audience there for the February 2016 performance of the Vagina Monologues at...

In the ongoing uphill battle for gender equality, the latest campaign to light the internet on fire is #FreeTheNipple, in which women are fighting...

Sexual Assault, Alcohol & The Public Consumption of Women

There seems to be a lot of confusion about what constitutes acceptable vs. unacceptable behavior toward women in public spaces, especially when drinking is...

“10 Hours in New York:” A Narrow Perspective

Two weeks ago, a video went viral on the internet. It was that of a woman walking around New York, mostly in areas in...

What Women Want: Political Representation

This election year, many candidates selected “women-centric” issues to attack, criticize and identify other candidates. In The New York Times, it was reported that...

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