Women’s History Month writes women back into history

“Writing Women Back Into History” is the theme for Women’s History Month at The University of Akron this year. Events hosted by the UA Women’s Studies Program begin March 2 with singer Catie Curtis at E.J. Thomas Hall at 7:30 p.m. They will end March 31 with an appearance by New York poet and performer Staceyann [...]

Lilly Ledbetter coming to Akron March 10

Lilly Ledbetter, a tireless advocate for pay equity for women, will speak in Akron on March 10, 2010, as part of Women’s History Month activities sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Akron. Her speech will begin at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre on the UA campus. Ledbetter worked for Goodyear Tire, a [...]

Vagina Monologues this weekend at UA

It’s coming right up, and we are more excited about it than ever because this year’s performance of The Vagina Monologues will be at the EJ Thomas Hall Stage Door. Be sure to get your tickets for Friday’s and/or Saturday’s performance. Details are below, and you can read the preview story written by Lauren Bailey, “‘Monologues’ [...]

Attacks on women in Haiti on rise

In recent days, women in Haiti were given coupons entitling them to food rations in the aftermath of the January earthquakes. Women, it was said, were more likely to distribute food fairly and ensure that their families were fed. Now women are in greater danger of attack as a result. Read the Associated Press story, “Haitian [...]

Text to protest Super Bowl ad and support Sexism Watch campaign

Fighting sexism doesn’t get much easier than this. Especially when it gives us a feminist alternative to the Super Bowl. Just watch “JOCK-OCRISY,” the Women’s Media Center’s Super Bowl Sexism Watch tonight from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m., at http://bit.ly/ustreamwmc. Then text WOMEN to 50555 to give $10 in support of WMC’s ongoing Sexism Watch campaign. Tonight’s multiplatform [...]

Women’s issues covered in the Buchtelite

Women’s issues are getting coverage in the Buchtelite, the University of Akron student newspaper. Allison Strouse, arts and life editor for the paper, wrote an interesting piece about her experiences as a young woman who loves sports — and loves to cover them. You can read her piece, “Make room for women in the press [...]