Gender & Sexuality

Empowering Women in Leadership: How to Transform Our Culture to Accept Women Leaders

As a young girl living in the New Jersey suburbs in the 1990s, I ran…

Feminism Owes Us Intersectionality in this Year’s Presidential Election

A meaningful display of intersectionality took place during the women’s NCAA basketball finals and WNBA…

Why Anti-Racism Still Matters

With the country at the precipice of potentially electing the country’s first Black and South…

The Power of Imagination in the Hall of Presidents

The fall in North Texas, where I live, is State Fair season, which means the…

Terfs Are Not Feminists

I. Suspicion A few years ago I was approached by a coworker from another department…

Cyberbullying Imane Khelif Is an Injustice To All Women

“The smirk of a male who’s (sic) knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment…

Beyond the Binary with Jenna Kapitan

Jenna Kapitan grew up in the small town of Willis Point in East Texas. With…

A Different Kind of Gender War: Period Poverty During Conflict

“My period, my rules” is a trailblazing health initiative that offers reusable menstruation products (a menstrual…

The Reality of PrEP for Black Women: The Provider Disconnect

A recent New York Times article highlighted that of the more than 39 million people living with…

Double Edge Sword: The Reality of Being a Woman of Color Consultant

A federal appeals court recently blocked Fearless Fund’s grant program from awarding funding to Black-women-run…

Stop racially-biased attention when dealing with sexual harassment cases of women of color

Recently “Days of Our Lives” star Arianne Zucker sued former co-executive producer Albert Alarr, accusing him of…

Barbie and Oppenheimer At The Oscars: Why They Are Gender Binary Blockbusters

With the Oscar Awards ceremony coming up, the pairing of the films, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” is back…

Imposter Syndrome, Like the “Strong Black Woman” Trope, Hurts Us.

Imposter Syndrome (IS), is a term initially meant to deconstruct erroneous feelings of inadequacy, often…

When the abuser wears a mask

Not long ago, the actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty of misdemeanor assault and harassment for his treatment…

I am a real-life double exceptional high-achieving autistic woman. My life is not like ‘The Big Bang Theory’

“You can’t sit there; that’s my spot!” yells The Big Bang Theory’s Sheldon Cooper. As…