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MFA’s ‘Gender Bending Fashion’ Rejects the Gender Binary

Mary Wilkie March 25, 2019
Until August, the MFA will challenge gendered fashion conventions through 'Gender Bending Fashion.'
Masculinity and I are Changing

Masculinity and I are Changing

Vaughn Feighan March 17, 2019
"Masculinity is changing, and I am glad that I have changed with it."
Grammys Column

Himes: At the Grammys, Minorities Win the Battle but Lose the War

Emily Himes February 10, 2019
Associate Arts Editor Emily Himes discusses why the Grammys are losing significance before our very eyes.
Sonya Renee Taylor Returns to Talk "Radical Self-Love"

Sonya Renee Taylor Returns to Talk “Radical Self-Love”

Isabella Cavazzoni September 27, 2018
The Boston College Women’s and Gender Studies Program welcomed Taylor to speak to students for the second year in a row this past Tuesday.
Gender Inequality in Hollywood

Gender Inequality in Hollywood

Emma Greco February 6, 2017
"If a film is nominated for any important awards, we have learned to assume that it stars male actors or it is directed and produced by men."

How the BC Women’s Center Creates a Safe Space for All

Layla Aboukhater April 10, 2016
The Women's Center has come a long way from its founding in the bathroom next to Eagle's Nest.

On Breaking The Male Stigma At BC

Alex Gaynor November 13, 2014
If you’re a female on campus this week, you’ve probably heard about the Women’s Center’s Love Your Body Week. If you’re a male, you probably heard about the events, and then proceeded to go about your everyday business, since “women’s issues” don’t concern you.

LYBW Event Examines Male Stereotypes

Sophie Reardon November 13, 2014
Students gathered to discuss issues related to stereotypes, particularly those that pressure males into thinking they need to be strong figures in society.
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