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Why Are We Marching?
By: Ashleigh Lowe, Undergraduate Intern As I’m sure many of you are aware, there was a national march for abortion rights this past...
Ashleigh Lowe
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Yes, There Are Still Movies That Don't Pass The Bechdel Test
By: Gigi Shannon, Undergraduate Intern The Bechdel Test has been used as a measurement of women’s representation in media for almost...
Gigi Shannon
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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The Gender Pay Gap: Statistics & Solutions
By: Kirstin Pianalto, Graduate Intern In the United States, the average women working full-time earns only 83% of her male counterpart....
Kirstin Pianalto
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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Setting the Standard
By: Mariam Turkey, Undergraduate Intern It all starts with you. High self-esteem is a frame of mind that allows one to hold oneself in...
Mariam Turkey
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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A Space of One's Own
By: Heather Shea & Makenzie Morales Virginia Woolf, the English author of fiction, penned a famous essay in 1929 called Room of One’s...
Heather Shea
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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An Industry Built on Sexism
By: Makenzie Morales, Graduate Assistant As many of us make our move to East Lansing in preparation for the Fall semester after a long...
Makenzie Morales
Sep 1, 20213 min read
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Happily Ever After in Romancelandia
By: Emily Shields, Summer Graduate Program Coordinator Many of us just returned to work after a long weekend, hopefully, full of...
Emily Shields
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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End of the 2020-2021 Academic Year
By: Gabby Wahla, Graduate Assistant As the 2020-2021 academic year comes to a close for us Spartans, we in Women*s Student Services want...
Gabby Wahla
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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Women*s Leadership
By: Joslyn Miller, Undergraduate Intern What is a good leader? We are often asked ourselves this in classes, at work, in meetings, but...
Joslyn Miller
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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The History of the Take Back the Night Movement
By: Dani James, W*SS Undergraduate Intern TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault, Assault, Rape, Violence Violence against women and gender...
Dani James
Apr 13, 20212 min read
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Women & Video Games: The Barriers to a Male Dominated Gaming Society
By: Grace Sacoman, W*SS Undergraduate Intern As I sat down to think of a topic for this week’s zine, a fellow intern of mine suggested I...
Grace Sacoman
Apr 6, 20214 min read
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A Bookworm’s Top 5: Women*s History Month Recommendations
By: Heather Shea, W*SS Director During the pandemic, I’ve taken up “reading” (in quotes because often I read through audio books--which,...
Women’s Student Services MSU
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Why are there disparities in college basketball, anyway?
By: Ashleigh Lowe, Undergraduate Intern "I got something to show y'all. So, for the NCAA March Madness, the biggest tournament in college...
Ashleigh Lowe
Mar 23, 20212 min read
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Feminist and Queer Theory: A Healthy Partnership
By: Gigi Shannon, WSS Undergraduate Intern Feminism and queer activism may seem like separate social movements: one advocating for women...
Gigi Shannon
Mar 16, 20212 min read
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Not Accepting Misogny Within K-Dramas
By: Ashleigh Lowe, W*SS Undergraduate Intern A memorable feature of any Korean drama, or K-drama as they are commonly known, is the...
Ashleigh Lowe
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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I’m (not) Sorry: Are you a serial apologizer suffering from the sorry syndrome?
By: Karlee Moxley, WSS Affiliate “Sorry, can I sit here?” “Sorry, I have a question” “Sorry it took me so long to text you back”...
Karlee Moxley
Mar 1, 20214 min read
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“Will you accept this responsibility?”: Racism on The Bachelor
By: Joslyn Miller, W*SS Undergraduate Intern After these images surfaced, Rachel Lindsay, talk show host and the first Black Bachelorette,...
Joslyn Miller
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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The Harmful Effects of Female Genital Circumcision
By: Danielle James, W*SS Undergraduate Intern TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Descriptions, FGM, Assault TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Descriptions,...
Dani James
Feb 16, 20212 min read
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Lack of Diversity in Equestrian Sports
By: Grace Sacoman, W*SS Undergraduate Intern For the past fifteen years, I’ve been heavily immersed in the equestrian world. I began...
Grace Sacoman
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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In Praise of Feminist Art in Public Spaces
By: Heather Shea, Director of W*SS I’m writing this Thought of the Day from the vantage point of a professional feminist and an amateur...
Heather Shea
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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