Running backward but moving women’s sports forward? The 5C women’s club rugby team breaks down stereotypes about women in sports and does it while making best friends and winning national titles.
Tag: Women
OPINION: We need to let go of our idea of ‘genius’
We must acknowledge the gender bias that the word “genius” carries and the unintended effect it creates in propagating negative stereotypes against women, writes Alexander Chao PO ‘25.
OPINION: ‘Basic’ music can be a powerful tool for feminist dissent
Music derided as “basic” is often that which celebrates the resilience and power of women while challenging the existing culture intent on devaluing them, writes Eliza Powers PO ‘25.
OPINION: We need to dismantle the beauty standard
Comments putting down your friend’s appearance can still be hurtful even if they aren’t very overt, writes Anna Tolkien CM ’24.
OPINION: Feminists are not the problem
It is not the duty of feminists to educate men. Men should seek out education in pursuit of equality, writes Katherine O’Neill CM ’21.
OPINION: Feminists need to focus on educating men
Feminists need to spend much more effort on educating men — it’s the only way we’ll defeat sexism, argues Margot Rosenblatt SC ’23.
Swipe right: Five dating norms we need to ditch in 2020
In this week’s relationship column, Meghan Condas SC ’22 breaks down five dating norms that are outdated and need to be left in 2020.
The downbeat: Kari Faux’s latest release speaks to mainstream music’s still-present objectification of women
Kari Faux’s latest release, “CRY 4 HELP,” presents a vulnerability and compassion that is often missing from music.
Four of five student governments led by women of color
An unprecedented four of five of the student government presidents at the Claremont Colleges are women of color this academic year. Shivani Kavuluru PZ ’19, Maya Love CM ’20, Julia Wang HM ’20, and Irene Yi SC ’19 are female presidents of Pitzer Senate, ASCMC, ASHMC, and SAS, respectively. ASPC
Ye Olde Student Life: Women Are People Too
The struggle for gender equality has taken place in TSL’s pages throughout its history. It’s also been reflected in the composition of its staff. Today, approximately 60 percent of TSL’s senior staff members are female, but in the 1940s, women were severely underrepresented in senior positions. However, it seems that for one