Immigration has been a huge topic in American politics, most recently during the 2016 presidential election and throughout President Trump’s term thus far. To provide just a few examples of how immigration is being treated by the current administration, the Read More
Month: September 2018
“But I’m Not Sexist” Isn’t a Good Excuse
The best way to weed out boys on Tinder is to agree with their compliments. The good ones will appreciate the self-love, but the bad ones will call you self-centered. They need to be needed. They want to believe that Read More
Women’s Health Education and the Empowerment of Women
A couple years ago, I read a New York Times opinion article that stuck with me. It discussed the 2016 presidential candidates’ lack of focus on women’s health. The author, Nicholas Kristof, shared a shocking statistic: in the United States, Read More
My Hopes and Dreams for University
University is such a pivotal moment of an individual’s life. Education empowers individuals to figure out who they want to be and what they want to do with their lives. At university, I will be studying psychology, a subject I Read More
On My Way to Feminism
For most of my life, I never really thought about myself as a feminist. My idea of feminism was a vague notion of burning the bras and refusing to have family for the sake of a career. Boys in the Read More