A former “Miss” contender weighs in on the unending conversation about the racial and ethnic backgrounds of pageant contestants.
“It’s not a beauty pageant, its a scholarship program.”
That’s the infamous line uttered by Sandra Bullock’s character in the 2000 Hollywood comedy “Miss Congeniality” that pokes fun at the world of pageants.
“Drop Dead Gorgeous” and “Little Miss Sunshine” are other such comedy films spoofing the
A fringe organization’s insistence that Catholic women shouldn’t attend college runs not only against the realities of the modern world, but the Catholic tradition itself.
A recent article entitled “6 Reasons (+2) to NOT Send Your Daughter to College,” by Raylan Alleman of an organization called Fix the Family, has generated quite a bit of discussion since it was posted
Despite gains in society at large, women — especially women of color — face incredulity and even harassment in the Ivory Tower’s loftiest spire.
“The Disappearing Women”; “What is Philosophy’s Problem with Women?”; “Philosophy Has a Woman Problem!” These are some of the headlines of a smattering of recent articles seeking to examine the reality that women in the academic field of philosophy are sorely underrepresented.
The death of a disabled man highlights how injustice befalls society’s most vulnerable.
The death of Robert Ethan Saylor, a 26-year-old man with Down syndrome, was ruled a homicide committed by three off-duty police officers, the officers in question got off scot-free. Anyone who cares about justice in general must begin by seeking it in this young man’s tragic death.
Here’s the story: last January,
The Florida Department of Children and Families’ failed experiment with its child-welfare system had a hand in the deaths of innocent children.
“When I lost her, I lost a huge chunk of who I am,’’ said Tiffany Howard, the grandmother of Jewel Re’nee Howard, a 4-year-old who was killed by her mother’s boyfriend. Despite visits from child welfare officials to the child’s home, Jewel suffered broken ribs, internal
Much has been made of Minnesota congressional candidate Paula Overby’s gender identity. But where does she stand on the issues?
Congressional hopeful Paula Overby certainly is shaking up politics in Minnesota, but she’s also making waves across the entire country. Since announcing Aug. 12 her candidacy to compete in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the state affiliate of the national Democratic Party) primary for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District ahead
Women traditionally have not been involved in helping to design solutions to manage conflict and stop war.
“Does it matter for our ability to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts whether the women are engaged or not as soldiers, planners, desk officers, negotiators and decision makers? Is it a problem that the security sector is so male dominated?”, asks Mari Skåre, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and
