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‘The Vagina Monologues’: diversity and womanhood

Mara Stern, Staff Writer February 19, 2016

Women dressed in black and red spread around the room looking focused and excited as the audience sat in anticipation in Bryan Jr. Auditorium waiting for the show to begin. “The Vagina Monologues”...

Guilford should implement St. Mary’s plan to fix wage gap

Guilford should implement St. Mary’s plan to fix wage gap

Nicole Zelniker, Senior Writer October 24, 2014

Equality. Community.  Integrity.  Those are just some of the Quaker values that Guilford lives by. Given those values, how could we still have a gender wage gap? This isn’t purely a Guilford issue....

Minaj & Trainor good influence on girls

Olivia Neal, Opinion Editor October 24, 2014

“I know what it feels like to be judged,” said Nicki Minaj in an interview with Hot 97 in 2013. Now, she’s being chastised for the way she appears to judge others. Smash hits like Minaj’s...

Divergent deconstructs rape culture

Olivia Neal, Staff Writer April 18, 2014

Picture this: a young girl is assaulted. She fights off her attacker. She dictates how others interact with her body. She states a firm and clear “no” and defends herself against anyone who does...

Empower women, not their abusers

Anney Boligiano, Staff Writer February 15, 2013

If you were running a women’s domestic violence shelter, who would you turn away? An immigrant woman who may find herself deported if she testifies against her abuser? A transgender woman, who is statistically...

Sexual assault rates rise in US jails, prisons and military according to new 2012 statistical analysis

Hannah Waller, Staff Writer February 15, 2013

Sexual violence against women in U.S. jails, prisons and the military has increased according to 2012 statistical reports. The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 requires an annual “comprehensive...

Mens and womens basketball tip off for the season

Men’s and women’s basketball tip off for the season

Brittany Murdock, Staff Writer November 9, 2012

For most of us, setting the alarm clock for 7 a.m. seems ridiculous and out of the question. But the men and women’s basketball teams don’t think twice about it during preseason workouts. Even though...

Who runs the world? Women, 100 very powerful women

Haejin Song, Staff Writer September 7, 2012

Take a look at the CEO of Pepsi, Senior Vice President of Google, President of Harvard University, and owner of Prada. What do they all have in common? These successful individuals are women. Recently,...

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Number of female Olympians increases across the globe

Audrey Roth, Staff Writer August 31, 2012

In countries where women lack political representation, where education is segregated by sex, and it is illegal for women to drive, there is hope that the times could be changing. This year for the...

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