The Ebony Social Women for Change hosted a Paint Your Favorite Female Artist event on Monday. The room filled almost immediately with dozens of excited students eagerly waiting to use their creativity to portray their favorite artists. Upon entering the event, students were offered two types of canvases to choose […]
Tag: Women’s History Month
Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services host Hidden Gems Pop-Up Shop
The Women’s Center and LGBTQ+ Services hosted another Hidden Gems Pop-Up Shop at the Trustees Pavilion to celebrate Women’s Herstory month on Friday, March 7. The pop-up featured different small businesses and vendors that are all women- and queer-owned. Each store featured different items from each other, such as necklaces […]
Center for Health and Counseling Services hold Sex Toy Bingo
The Center for Health and Counseling Services facilitated Sex Toy Bingo with co-sponsors the College Programming Board and Women’s Center on Thursday. This event was a fun and inviting for students to learn about sex in a safe atmosphere. The event started out with a 20-minute slideshow that gave the […]
Women’s Center celebrates birthday during Women’s Herstory Month
This month, the Women’s Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary with events and educational exhibitions during Women’s Herstory Month. For the first week in March, the windows in the Fishbowl were decorated with photos, drawings and notes, detailing the history of the Women’s Center on campus. “One of my main […]
Fem in STEM features five female professors
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 […]
Feminism warped into weapon against TikTok housewives
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, […]
US women’s soccer team’s pay raise is an important step forward
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 […]
Female professors serve as panelists for “Women in Academia”
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 […]
Notable women to celebrate from this past year
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 […]
We should celebrate women all year and promote intersectionality
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 […]