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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


“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


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


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


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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