I spent the lion’s share of my child- and teenage-hood on a university campus in mainland China, where I grew up memorizing ancient poems...
Femonomic
femonomic talks about women relate issues in the society and everything else as well be it books boobs or the new food joint at the corner.
When my teenage boyfriend first heard about my menstruation, he was curious. He asked me several questions: “I heard about this all-time in advertisements;...
“When I was in high school, whenever a male student in my class got the highest score on a math or science test, everyone...
Female Genital Mutilation: One of the Patriarchy’s Gravest Violations Against Women and Girls
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What is Female Genital Mutilation? The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for the end of Female Genital Mutilation to create a more equitable world...
Ah! Mansplaining is a Real Thing!
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A word called “mansplaining” doesn’t mean man explaining things; it refers explicitly to certain men lecturing women in a condescending attitude. Mansplain originates from...
Reading Huxley’s Brave New World Journal #2?
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Book Summary–found from Britannica “The novel examines a futuristic society, called the World State, that revolves around science and efficiency. In this society, emotions...
Girl, You Don’t Have to Say Sorry!
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My best friend Sarah got a hot date on Saturday, it’s a cute European guy, and the two have arranged to go to Europe...
‘Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world....
Emotional abuse in intimate relationships can be seen everywhere. Many people think they are far away from the role of “abuser”, “I love him/her...
Brave New World Reading Journal #1
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Book Summary–found from Britannica “The novel examines a futuristic society, called the World State, that revolves around science and efficiency. In this society, emotions and individuality...
My partner is a passionate cyclist. I remember him asking me if I liked his bike and cycling the first time we met. Of...
I’ve worked an array of jobs throughout my undergraduate degree to make ends meet. I worked at Walmart, Wendy’s, and Build-a-Bear, to name a...
Ahh, Black Culture, so rich and influential. In history, the relationship between fashion, music, and overall aesthetics has been multiplex. From hair to clothing,...
Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape, sexual assault, and violence, child sexual abuse, and marriage, police violence Half of humanity remains shackled by the patriarchy’s...
According to the Pew Institute, 70% of Americans believe homosexuality is acceptable, the highest recorded in U.S. history. However, this doesn’t mean that America is...
The phenomenon According to American Banker and Investopedia, females take up less than 30% of the world’s researchers (Women in Science). Only 9% and 6% of senior...
Sex-Ed 101: Normalizing Sex Toys
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Ah, gone are the days of shameless Hinge date hookups as the coronavirus continues to limit out social interaction – and ability to get...
A Moral Analysis of The Light Between Oceans
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Tom Sherbourne, a lighthouse keeper who recently returned from the frontlines of World War One, hopes to put all his heartbreaks and suffering behind...
When organized crime took over the structure of Western society from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century, the role women had in it...
Despite thousands of years of human civilization, menstruation, commonly known as the period, is still taboo, inspiring misconceptions in many people. Just FYI, girls...
Sexual Purity in Pride and Prejudice
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While reading Pride and Prejudice (P&P) in class, I noted a similarity between the culture of Regency/Georgian England to that of modern Arab culture. This similarity was regarding gender norms and purity culture that...