feminism
At its core, feminism is the simple conviction that women are equal to men in every regard, and should be treated as such.
Love Me Like a Porn Star
Everyday, right after school, she’s there for you. You met when you were thirteen, and she’s always there to make your day better. She smiles at you, and you love how she makes you feel. You’re so loyal to her. And you don’t even know her real name.
By M. Augustine8 years ago in Viva
#Me Too
ME TOO! I was debating writing this but my story should be heard and I'm using real names. When I was 12/13, my first boyfriend, David, physically, mentally, and sexually assaulted me. I didn't want or was ready having sex. But he was so manipulative. He would constantly tell me how hideous I was, that no one would want me but him. He controlled how I wore my hair and makeup and who I hung out with. So he finally talked me into giving him a hand job, I hated every second of it and hated myself. This became a regular thing. One night he wanted head and I refused and he held a knife to my throat, convinced I didn't trust him or was cheating on him. I didn't have to do it. We went to different high schools and the last thing he said to me was have fun getting rapped in Abington (Abington is a really nice town).
By Kaitlyn Parker8 years ago in Viva
The Post Marriage Name Change: Outdated Tradition or a Matter of Personal Choice?
I sit across from my mother’s oldest and dearest friend; Louise, a woman of 42 who considers it an achievement to have avoided marriage for almost four and a half decades. During a family gathering and midway through a passionate feminist speech, she declares she has no intention of taking her fiancé’s surname. “You bloody well will! It's tradition!” This threatening statement came from a feisty 82-year-old lady who had, so far not uttered a word from the recliner in which she slumped: the soon-to-be bride’s grandmother. Her reanimation at the mere mention of opposing this custom sparked a debate in my mind. Has the tradition of name-taking dissipated under the bright, white spotlight of feminism, individualism, and our pre-conceived notions of gender stereotypes?
By A. Andrews8 years ago in Viva
Area 51 for Males
After almost always having thought of myself as a girly girl, I found it strange how I could never relate to any of the topics when some individual randomly allowed me into this private Facebook group full of women. At first I thought it a brilliant idea, we can exchange knowledge about the struggles of being women and we can give advice.
By Maura Dudas8 years ago in Viva
Equal Work for Equal Pay 2018
Women earn 80 cents for every man’s $1.00. This is still true in 2018. We are 200 years away from pay equality here. When women start complaining more about the pay gap is when we find that it can equalize. This is constant discrimination that women face daily in the workplace. When I started working, I became very aware of this discriminatory process. Pay disparity is everywhere around us, dependent on what career a person is working in. Women like E! News host Cat Sadler are becoming more aware of this gap every day because she left the network due to a pay gap she noticed between herself and her male co-host.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Viva
10 Things Women Don't Owe You
Though honestly, women don't owe anyone anything, this is the ultimate list of the things women don't owe you, without a doubt. From a smile to sex to children or a conversation, these are the things that unfortunately our society has taught men to believe that they are deserving of from women.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Viva
