When junior math major Rachel Keels first came to Cal Poly, she felt she needed a place to be heard. Roe v. Wade was in the process of being overturned, and it was weighing heavily on Keels. As a woman in STEM, it was difficult for her to find a comfortable place to discuss the issue.
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Alumni-founded BooBees surf wax promotes sustainability & women’s rights
Badrigian’s passion for surfing, feminism and the environment inspired her to create a commercially viable, environmentally sustainable and women-empowered surf wax called BooBees.
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Sprinkle, An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies celebrates 11th Volume
Cal Poly’s Sprinkle celebrated its 11th annual publication of the journal
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Meet three of the women who made up this year’s Original Women’s Narrative cast
Mustang News spoke with three women who performed at OWN to understand their experiences.
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Tattoos with a feminist flare
When food science sophomore Fionna Fahey flexes her right bicep, she displays strength in more ways than one. Inked inside of her arm is the image of a woman with roses growing on her bare body where smaller, younger girls are watering them. Initially, Fahey wanted the tattoo for two main reasons: the drawing was […]
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Cal Poly on the meaning of ‘being a woman’
Sophia O’Keefe is a journalism sophomore and Mustang News photographer. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News. Women’s rights issues have been prevalent for centuries, but recently the world has seen a surge in feminist movements. Individuals and activist groups fight for these rights while […]
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We know more about penises than we do about vaginas
Shame, embarrassment and misunderstanding of critical body parts is certainly dangerous for one’s mental and physical health.
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The sexualization of breast cancer
The sexualization of the female body is not the only explotative enterprise that comes from breast cancer awareness support.
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Double Standards: Your number
The point is that most guys don’t care about a “number” for its own sake.
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Double Standards: Chivalry
Chivalry may be dying. And I am very, very okay with that.
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The A-list fems
…the trendiest new accessories celebrities are toting is a feminist identity…