Thursday, April 18, 2024
Ramapo’s Chemistry Club hosted their Fem in STEM event that took place on Feb. 29, to kick off Women’s History Month here on campus. The event featured a panel of five professors including Dr. Susan Petro, Dr. Kokila Kota, Dr. Daniela Buna, Dr. Debbie Yuster and LaQuan Norman. The event […]
No topic is absent from social media, and feminism is one that receives a lot of attention, both positive and negative. The concept takes on so many different roles and is perceived in so many different ways on social media that it actually causes harm to the movement. Of course, […]
Photo courtesy of United States Soccer Federation, Wikipedia. The effects of the $24 million settlement reached between the the US Women's National Team (USWNT) and the US Soccer Federation (USSF) are resonating this Women’s History Month. The spotlighted case began in 2019 “when 28 USWNT players signed onto a gender […]
Photo by Danielle DeAngelis In celebration of Women's Herstory Month, the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) and the Women's Center and LGBTQ+ Services hosted “Women in Academia: Their Triumphs and Struggles” on Wednesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. This event was held virtually over Webex. OVP coordinator Marie-Danielle Attis opened […]
Photo courtesy of UN Women, Flickr It’s officially Women’s History Month, and there is no better time to celebrate the amazing accomplishments of women from the past year. 2020 was a strange year for many reasons, but that didn’t stop these women from producing art that breaks boundaries, brings […]
Photo courtesy of Fotomovimiento, Flickr Women’s History Month has been celebrated every March since 1911. The month-long celebration of female visibility and remembrance for female accomplishments is just another reminder that women are still fighting for gender equality. In addition to Women’s History Month, March 8 is recognized as International […]
Photo by Tori D'Amico Women’s Herstory month is in full swing at Ramapo, this week with the Muslim Student association’s annual “Try on a hijab day.” This event, hosted in the Fishbowl, encouraged students to try on a hijab and ask questions about it openly. “We’re trying to bring us […]
Graphic courtesy of Devin Kira Murphy, Wikipedia The Women’s Center and the the Diversity Peer Educators hosted a presenation given by trans-activist Johanna Durazzi last Tuesday on the transfeminism movement to usher in Women's Herstory month. Durazzi has worked as an outreach specialist at Ali Forney, the largest homeless shelter […]
Graphic courtesy of the Women's Center The “Real Beauty and Women’s Herstory Month Opening Luncheon” was held last Thursday to kick of a month of celebrating the contributions of women in society. During the event, put together by Health and Wellness Coordinator Sam O’Grady, the “Real Beauty” exhibition displayed photos which […]
Photo by Hope Patti On Wednesday, the Active Minds Association on campus held a discussion in the Adler Theater with Maya Poran, social psychologist and associate professor of psychology and women and gender studies at Ramapo, in honor of Women’s HERstory Month. Professor Poran addressed her long-term studies about the historic […]
