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“How can a woman feel sexy and empowered working behind a computer screen? Plus, they are distracting to men.” This was the response of a young male in my class who was asked if women should work in IT fields. One of the reasons why there are fewer women in these fields is because of […]

Attention all environmental enthusiasts and activists: do you want to help your campus and your community become more sustainable? Are you interested in developing the skills to be a more effective leader? Do you want to network with students at other schools and find out what they’re doing to promote sustainability? We all need to […]

October is anti-bullying month. Bullying can make people feel alone, unhappy, frightened, and depressed. It can make them feel unsafe on campus, and on their way to and from school. It also affects a person’s self-esteem and a bullied student can lose confidence and may not want to attend college anymore. Bullying also affects bystanders […]

As I entered one of my first classes this semester I was a little shocked by my female professor’s response to the lack of women in the information and technology and trades fields. Not only did she comment on the lack of women in trades and IT programs, she also assumed that the reason for […]

Don’t you hate it when you’re waiting at a bus stop and a crowded bus passes you by? The only thing more frustrating is when the very next bus also leaves you in the dust. Kind of makes you want to drive your car more often, right? Except that traffic sucks, parking is expensive, and […]

Most people never think about gender. We register the gender of the people around us by their clothes and general appearance, never really thinking about it any more than that. But occasionally we meet people who live in a world where such simple gender dichotomies don’t describe who they are. These are the people who […]