A reflection by student staff member, Marie, on her personal journey to becoming a feminist and beginning the process of raising her own daughters as feminists. I am not usually one to make...
We are excited to introduce the new Women’s Center 2017-18 team! In no particular order . . . Hannah Wilcove, student staff/Honors College Intern (she/her) Hi! My name is Hannah Wilcove and...
A call for submissions by staff member Daniel Willey One of my tasks at the Women’s Center is to make a Facebook post every Friday for Feminist Quote Friday. You’d think being surrounded...
A post by staff member Daniel Willey Wednesday, March 8th marked International Working Women’s Day and the Women’s Strike, or the Day Without Women. On that day, women were encouraged to not...
A reflection written by Women’s Center Special Projects Coordinator, Amelia Meman So here we are. Another day in this brave new world. Are you exhausted yet? Emotionally, physically,...
A sampling of “what’s next” from UMBC community members, curated by Jess Myers, Women’s Center Director Last week, I shared some of my hopes and desired outcomes from the Women’s March on...
Recently, I’ve been buoying myself in this onslaught of political shitstorming by listening to a self-care playlist. The playlist is chock full of all of the songs that help me get by when it’s...
An end-of-year reflection from staff member Daniel I am far from the first and will certainly not be the last person to say this year has been… quite a time. In the last 362 and counting days,...
A blog reflection by Women’s Center intern Mariana de Matos Medeiros I’ve been working on a draft for this blog post for over 6 weeks. It’s been intimidating and scary to be vulnerable in such...
A reflection of what self-care really looks like for each of us, especially during finals, by Women’s Center student staff member Prachi Kochar. It’s a common refrain that we’ve all heard,...
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