The Trump administration recently attempted to allow employers to deny contraceptive coverage based on religious or moral beliefs. However, even with such efforts to hinder women’s access to reproductive care,…
PSU’s Feminists of Color Collective
Portland State’s Feminists of Color Collective provides a space to discuss issues and disparities affecting marginalized communities of color. With Portland as a place of activism, resistance and outspoken opinions,…
Shave gone to waste
The Text You’re finally able to go out and have some fun with a special someone. Of course, you want to feel and look your absolute best, and for many…
Stand up for sex workers
While attempts have been made to make the world a safer place for sex workers, there is still a great deal of work that remains in ensuring individuals in the…
Just friends
Men and women have two different mindsets when it comes to friendship. Where women want friends, men see the possibility for something more. With the added influences of evolutionary urges…
Women are not daycares
Society glorifies celebrities in toxic relationships, especially the idea that women are responsible for the well-being of the men they date. Women do not exist to be a source of…
Birth control should not be painful
I find the same phrase haunting me: “Get an IUD.” Regardless of intent, insisting that people with uteruses should get any specific form of birth control is inappropriate and counterproductive….
Make time for women
Amid rising political partisanship and the diminishing role of facts and analysis in civic discourse, it’s more important than ever to call out and demand accountability from elected officials who…
Women don’t owe you shit
Entitlement lurks behind sexist corruption and cruelty everywhere, from corporate offices to the Oval Office. The attitude that women are indebted to men perpetuates problems ranging from skewed power dynamics…
The difference between sexism and misogyny
Sexism and misogyny are often conflated, and while the two certainly support each other, they are not one and the same. They both affect women in concrete negative ways, from…
Women are still getting paid less
Since women first entered the workforce, the pay gap has remained a reality in respect to both gender and race. Women who work the same jobs as men receive less…