Numerous times women have told me that I should be doing feminism differently. That’s when I’m not being told that I shouldn’t be advocating for women’s rights at all.
Usually (but not always) older women are the ones dissuading me from my feminist ways.
I was promised that I would…
I wish I didn’t have to carry my keys like a weapon when I walk to my car. It doesn’t even have to be nighttime. The destination doesn’t have to be a mildly creepy parking structure. Anywhere even relatively secluded gives me the same goosebumps.
The silver of the metal…
You don’t break free all at once. You don’t even decide just one time.
The decision is made again and again and again. The decision is sometimes a pursed-lip conviction, sometimes standing on shaky legs. …
Why does society tell women that any setting is an appropriate place to sexualize us?
The street is A-ok. Work is A-ok. Class is A-ok.
For the street, we develop a no-nonsense face. A cement wall of features as we crumble inside.
We judge potential outfits based on the likelihood…
This is the first post in a series where I will respond to negative comments with a Q&A-like structure.
The comment below was left in response to this post.
“You should be concerned about the sexism. But you and your other fellow students should be way more concerned that you…
I have over 2000 unread notifications. They manifest as an austere ‘2.2K’ inscribed within the tiny green circle next to the other tiny circle with my face in it.
I’m procrastinating so hard that I’d actually prefer to tell you about the day my profile photo was taken.
My partner…
From what I’ve seen, this is a stipulation women should use when we talk about the constant barrage of sexism and misogyny we face. We have to make sure that our male readers know that we’re only talking about “some men”.
But the truth is that we’re talking about a…
Did you know that over 60% of millennials have “at least one regret about purchasing their current home”?
Some homebuyers who paid exorbitant prices (far beyond what the properties were appraised for) have even bigger regrets.
This is just one reason why it’s bad advice when we tell adults that…
What is a woman’s worth?
Is she a person- or is she less than that?
What is the value of her existence?
Does she have the same access to human rights and to respect that a man has?
These are the questions that have been answered by sexism and misogyny…
I’m really proud of my GPA. Since my first class in my data science program, I have nurtured this GPA. I have increased my endurance, my ability to work late into the night and early in the morning.
I have pushed myself beyond each limit. I have sacrificed going out…
