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THE ITHACAN

The Student News Site of Ithaca College

THE ITHACAN

Editorial: White feminism excludes marginalized women

Editorial: White feminism excludes marginalized women

January 25, 2017
If white participants of the Women’s March hope to enact real change in the name of women’s rights, they must abandon white feminism altogether.
Eight-year-old Lula and 4-year-old Lavinia hold signs advocating for womens rights and opposing the Betsy Devos for education secretary at the Womens March in Ithaca on Jan. 21.

Commentary: Question everything and practice compassion

By Alexa Salvato January 25, 2017
We can't forget about any young people, especially those who are members of marginalized groups, and how they are affected by the shift in our political climate.
Activist, feminist and educator Gloria Joseph (right) speaks with Huffington Post reporter, Rene Monroe (left), in St. Croix. Joseph will visit IC at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 in Textor Hall 101 to discuss her novel, The Wind is Spirit: The life, love, and legacy of Audre Lorde.

Activist Gloria Joseph to visit IC and discuss poet Audre Lorde

By Colette Piasecki-Masters, Contributing Writer September 21, 2016
Ithaca College’s Women and Gender Studies Program will host Gloria Joseph, professor emerita of Africana Studies at Hampshire College and partner of the late Audre Lorde, to discuss the poet’s life.

#MaybeHeDoesn’tHitYou & The Importance of Internet Activism

By Christina Tudor May 25, 2016

The hashtag MaybeHeDoesn’tHitYou was started by Afro-Latina artist and writer Zahira Kelly to raise awareness of abuse that isn’t physical or visible. From there, hundreds of women shared their stories...

Ways to Take Action This International Women’s Day

By Christina Tudor March 8, 2016

Happy #IWD2016! Not sure what International Women’s Day is and want to learn what it is and why it matters? Check out my previous blog post here! Essentially, IWD is an opportunity and a day to...

International Women’s Day: What is it and Why We Still Need it

By Christina Tudor March 8, 2016

Happy International Women’s Day! Let’s talk about the importance of this day. Although it is 2016, we are still far away from gender equality considering the widening gender wage gap, prevalence...

Thoughts From Feminist Places: Intersectionality and International Women’s Day in Berlin

By Christina Tudor March 7, 2016

Yesterday, the last day of my spring break, an ankle injury and rain kept me inside a café drinking coffee and staring out the window instead of exploring like I wanted. As I kept looking out the window,...

Thoughts From (Feminist) Places: The Imperial War Museum’s “A Women’s War” Exhibit

By Christina Tudor February 1, 2016

Have ya’ll seen watched John and Hank Green’s YouTube channel called Vlogbrothers? It’s been a favourite (look at me using British spelling) of mine since I was in middle school and John Green only...

It Won’t Happen to Us

By Kylee Roberts, Blogger October 4, 2015
Here, the best way we, as young women, can stay healthy on campus is to keep ourselves educated.

The End Game of Equality in a World of Gender Limitations

By Sarah Pittman, Blogger October 1, 2015
What is it that makes gender a source of so many problems? How can the XX or XY chromosomes differ that significantly that a person’s sex dictates certain categories that they fall into?
Geena Davis said she decided to found the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media when she was watching television with her daughter and noticed the lack of women on screen.

Geena Davis’ talk focuses on gender inequality in media

By Maura Aleardi, Staff Writer April 1, 2015
Famous for signature roles in “Stuart Little,” “Thelma and Louise” and “A League of Their Own,” the actor and founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media spoke to students, faculty and Ithaca community members in Ford Hall.
Members of IC Women in Communications pose with their group logo and a promotional poster for their upcoming dance-a-thon, to be held on April 3.

Ithaca College campus organization gives voice to women in communications workplace

By Kim Joyce, Contributing Writer April 1, 2015
IC Women in Communications, a group on campus, aims to give voice to women in the communications workplace.
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