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America’s Failing Feminism

By Mallory Carr April 24, 2015

When Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers came to campus to discuss her vision of feminism based on equality and the freedom of each sex to do as it chooses last week, the Sexual Assault Peer Education program protested...

Sommers Event Sparks Dialogue, Protest

By Margaret Heftler April 21, 2015

A talk by author and former philosophy professor Christina Hoff Sommers, who discussed her views on feminism, sparked student protest and dialogue throughout campus. Sommers spoke Thursday night,...

Seniors Speak: Gender

Seniors Speak: Gender

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 16, 2015

Happy Women's History month! March is a time to honor women, their accomplishments and to discuss the future for this gender. To celebrate this, Georgetown is hosting a "seniors speak" event to discuss black...

Why I Won’t Ever Change My Last Name

By Jasmine White November 7, 2014

At a very young age, before I had even heard of words like “feminism,” I had already decided that if I were to ever get married, I wouldn’t take my husband’s last name. My family, being the southern...

RIGA: Armed With Anonymity, Gamers Attack Women

RIGA: Armed With Anonymity, Gamers Attack Women

By Kate Riga October 27, 2014

GamerGate, like many other Internet controversies of late, has become so bogged down with online trolling and anonymous hate as to be nearly impossible to delineate. As the threats escalate, any credible...

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Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke in Gaston Hall on Friday.

Author Adichie Discusses Race, Gender

By Toby Hung October 17, 2014

Critically acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who has delivered notable TED talks — including one sampled by Beyoncé — spoke about issues of race, gender and the creative writing...

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The Face of Modern Feminism

By Nicole Jarvis October 10, 2014

  If you were to ask 10 Georgetown students what feminism is, you would get 10 different answers. The word and its associated movement, even though they have been seen as controversial by some,...

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Charli XCX combined a magnetic stage presence with a strong, feminist message at the 9:30 Club concert.

Concert Review: ‘Charli XCX’

By Jessica Tannenbaum October 10, 2014

★★★★☆ With a “Boom Clap,” Charli XCX has recently thundered into the top-50 pop charts. From this summer’s mega-hit “Fancy” to her contribution to Icona Pop’s feisty “I Love...

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The Feminism Debate

By Emma Lux October 6, 2014

Emma Watson, U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador, recently spoke at the U.N. Headquarters in New York in an attempt to clarify the meaning of “feminism” to a generation of women who seem to be missing...

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A Recurring Theme of Objectification

By Kate Riga September 29, 2014

"If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women wouldn’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled. Both men and women...

Redefining Feminism in the Face of the Modern Era

By Contributors September 29, 2014

Resolved, a bi-weekly column on Chatter, features viewpoints from members of the Philodemic Society on the topic of this week's debate. This week, Philodemic debates the changing face of modern feminism...

The Throes of Patriarchy

The Throes of Patriarchy

By Emily Coccia September 29, 2014

What exactly does it mean to say that feminism has no obligations to men? First, feminism as a movement does not need to include men; and second, feminism as a project does not need to “save” men....

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