On March 8th 2017, “to highlight the economic power and significance that women have in the U.S. and global economies, while calling attention to the economic injustices women and gender nonconforming people continue to face,”[1] the leaders of the Women’s March executed “A Day Without Women”, a nationwide women’s strike in the US. On this […]
The Importance of Intersectional Feminism
When understanding feminism, it is essential to look at all the layers of a woman and how they impact the woman’s ability to live a full life. For many decades the focus has particularly been on discrimination in the realm of gender only. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum and […]
Self-Care & Self-Love for the New Year
With the New Year comes many resolutions and reflections and for this upcoming year it might be time to take on a new outlook about ourselves and each other. Over the past couple of years the body positive movement has been gaining greater mainstream presence. This is a movement that is generally focused on empowering […]