Tune in to Episode 2 of the Dr. DigiPol Show this Thursday, September 8 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm to catch Michelle Coyle of Women Get It Done and Lisa Maatz of the American Association of University Women discuss whether or not the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are effectively engaging […]
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No Woman Should Have to Publicly Discuss Their Abortion: The Tale of @TwoWomenTravel
A woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy is fundamentally private. Who she shares that decision with should be completely up to her. Despite that, some women find themselves in situations where this decision is taken away from them, such as when they have to run the gauntlet of protesters outside a clinic. That said, one […]
Equal Pay Day 2016: What are you worth?
It sounds like a movie plot. Someone leaves an anonymous note in your locker informing you that you are being paid less than your male counterparts. Enough is enough, you bolster your spirits with thoughts of Susan B. Anthony, Betty Freidan and Ruth Bader Ginsberg. An inspiring orchestra score starts to swell as you march […]
Trump’s Truth
Many people, including a number of Republicans, profess to being scared and shocked by Donald Trump’s recent comments about abortion. Donald Trump said in a new interview Wednesday that he would support banning abortions, as well as “some form of punishment” for women who undergo the procedure illegally. However, he could not determine what […]
Obama Nudges the Country towards Sexual Revolution with 2017 Budget Proposal
In a shockingly progressive move, President Obama unwaveringly turned the country towards education, choice, and sexual revolution (finally!) by acknowledging that teens have sex, regardless of teachers and/or parents telling them not to until marriage. The sexual revolution was legislatively proposed in Obama’s 2017 budget proposal by swiftly and completely eliminating all funds for abstinence-only-until-marriage […]
Texas Vs. Women’s Reproductive Rights
What happens in Texas may not stay in Texas — a good reason for women across the United States to be concerned. The Supreme Court has been asked to review a June 2015 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which upheld a law that would bolt the doors to […]
On Being Mindfully White…
After the non indictment of Timothy Lehmann, the police officer who shot and killed 12- year old Tamir Rice, a discussion on race was prompted by a friend of mine on Facebook. My friend is an African-American mother, and in her status on Facebook, she expressed her rage and anguish towards systemic racism. In sum, […]
If You Don’t Take Women’s Harassment Seriously, You Don’t Understand The Problem
One night earlier this week, 29-year old Janese Talton-Jackson was shot to death as she waited outside of a club. The man who shot her couldn’t tolerate her saying ‘no’ and refusing to share her phone number. Every few months stories like these make it into the news cycle, even though related harassment and assaults […]