Male fragility: expectations in society
By Stacie Marie-Luce While social norms expect women to be beautiful, successful and maternal, they demand that men constantly prove their masculinity. Today’s society, in…
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New gender roles have balanced out family dynamics
Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer Gender roles have played a major role in families. I remember when my mom first started working, my dad would come…
Gender-neutral pronouns are vital for respect and understanding
Take a step into English 101 for a second: a pronoun, according to the Cambridge English Dictionary, is “a word that is used instead of…
Millennials are changing the rules on gender roles
Belen Sassone/ Contributing Writer Gender roles have always played a big part on how society operates. From the moment a baby is born, most parents…
Confusing sex and gender can be harmful
Clara Barros/ Contributing Writer Filling out forms is always an obnoxious task for everyone, but for people who study humanities or social sciences, it is…
Feminism doesn’t advocate matriarchal domination
Now, I am not perturbed or angered at people who advocate for women’s rights or believe in the power of women. Rather, I am bothered that such ideals seem to be only recently recognized and are often misconstrued.
Gender Politics in the Food Industry
Leslie Banco/Staff Writer Smoothies are a delicious drink and fun to make, and are consumed by both men and women. However, smoothies are regarded with…
Domestic duties? What roles doe men and women take on today?
Leslie Blanco/Staff Writer Gender. Male. Female. What roles are assigned thus? Has much changed in this day and age? Men have always been viewed as…
3 easy ways to spot a modern-day hippie
3 easy simple steps to detect a modern hippie/hipster
Feminism: Power, not truth
Staff writer Alexander Suarez suggests that current generations receive the reactionary feminist spirit of former generations without question, which he thinks isn’t always a good thing.