Adams State University: Women in Higher Education

06/21/2017

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, entrepreneur, philanthropist, recently asked the world for ideas for his philanthropy strategy. We have an idea for him, and a lot of reasons to support it – 130 million, in fact.

12/21/2015

Great list. Which feminist films would you add?

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2015/12/21/the-15-or-so-best-feminist-films-of-2015/

11/06/2015

Feminism... Because it's 2015.

Dreamy heartthrob Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Canada’s prime minister on Wednesday. The 43-year-old’s sunny, optimistic demeanor has already changed the

10/30/2015

"Word to the wise: If you’re a social media writer thinking of posting a slut-shaming, unnecessarily s*xualized caption about a two-year-old, call your editor? (Or your therapist? Whoever picks up first, really). Earlier this morning, Billboard apparently posted a picture of Kim Kardashian holding daughter North West, who is licking a lollipop, along with the caption 'the apple doesn’t fall from the tree.' The post itself details an incident where the paparazzi tried to snap a picture of North West and the poor besieged toddler shouted 'no pictures,' so naturally Billboard decided to post said unwanted picture, and add a degrading caption to boot."

What's your reaction?

The photo of the toddler with mother Kim Kardashian originally said, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"

10/30/2015

Way to go, Nepal!

The election, which took place Wednesday, makes Bidhya Devi Bhandari, 54, only the second person to hold this position since Nepal abolished the monarchy in 2008.

10/26/2015

Awesome!

When you get crowned Homecoming Queen and kick the final point in your school’s homecoming football game on the same night, it's not surprising that the school comes up with a special title for you! 17-year-old Mighty Girl Jodie Farnetti from West Blocton, Alabama has been named “Miss Friday Night” by her peers after she accepted her crown at half time and then successfully made the kick at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The special moment took on extra significance for both Jodie and her father, Gregory Farnetti, since it was his final homecoming game -- he's retiring at the end of the season after coaching football at the high school for 23 years.

Jodie, who is also a softball player and UCA All American Varsity cheerleader, was taught to kick by her dad at age 10 and she has had a lot of time to practice. “Every day I had to stay for football practice,” she explained. “I just kicked and I just kicked because I loved it, it was awesome to do something different.” When she told her father she wanted to kick for one of his games by the time she was a senior, he told her he’d consider it if she was good enough. After proving that her skills were up to the job, Farnetti and the team agreed that she would suit up for the Homecoming game.

The plan became slightly more complicated when Jodie learned she had been nominated for the Homecoming Court and the crowning would take place at half time. “[I said] Dad, this will be your first year escorting a football player for homecoming court, [and] he said that’s right,” Jodie laughed. “I had to walk out there in my pads and everything which made it special.” When she was crowned Homecoming Queen, she put the sash and tiara on over the uniform. Then she swapped the tiara for a helmet as they started the second half. A few minutes into the last quarter, she scored the final point in the game, which her team won 19-7.

Naturally, the first thing Jodie did was run to hug her coach and father, who said it was a night he would never forget: “It was just so special to me, because number one, she's my daughter and I was a proud dad, and number two, it was my last homecoming game. All the stars had aligned for her. It was such a great night.”

To read more about this Mighty Girl on ABC News, visit http://abcn.ws/1GUbBnE

For books for young readers about the special relationship between a Mighty Girl and her father, check out our blog post: "A Father's Love: A Mighty Girl Celebrates Fathers" at http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=3637

To inspire your children with more stories of girls and women who love sports, visit our “Sports & Games” book section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/sports-games

If your Mighty Girl is also an athlete, you can find girl-empowering t-shirts that show off her love of sports in our "Sports & Hobbies" clothing section at http://www.amightygirl.com/clothing?clothing_themes=145

And, for one of our favorite t-shirts for sports-loving Mighty Girls -- young and old - that proudly states "I'm not strong for a girl. I'm just strong.", visit http://www.amightygirl.com/strong-t-shirt

10/24/2015

Kate Winslet signs deal with L'Oreal, provided her photos are not retouched.

Kate Winslet announced that she's signed a deal to become the face of L'Oréal with the stipulation that they're not allowed to digitally retouch her photos.

10/14/2015

The Women’s Affinity Group is pleased to welcome guest speaker and President of ASU, Dr. Beverlee McClure.

On Friday, October 16 at 12 pm in SUB A126/A131, Dr. McClure will speak to issues related to women’s leadership within and without the Adams State community. Both the luncheon and discussion are free and open to all faculty and staff. Just go through the main entrance to La Mesa Dining Room, sign in with the cashier, grab some lunch, and join the conversation!

Email Dr. Eden Wales Freedman with questions: [email protected]. Hope to see you there!

10/08/2015

"I want my daughter to know that she is never going to be bought or sold, and that she was not born just to cook and clean and produce babies. She will know that she has the right to have an interesting job in the same way that men do, and that no one has the right to beat her or abuse her."

Shogofa is 19. I can feel her determination all the way from Afghanistan. indeed!

I am a girl who wants to improve my family’s life, my society, and my country. I want to make Afghanistan a better place to live and I am prepared to work very hard to make my dream of a better future come true. Girls and women are the future of Afghanistan and we can change our country with our har…

10/01/2015

Yes!

A majority of languages around the world have no gender distinctions in pronouns. So why is using "they" as a singular pronoun considered so politically and grammatically unconventional?

09/30/2015

A pregnant acquaintance of mine will learn the s*x of her baby next week. In a fb post today, she asked "touchdowns or tutus?" and invited friends to guess the s*x of her unborn child. I want to tell her that alliteration is nice, but touchdowns and tutus have nothing to do with the s*x assigned to her child at birth and to gender her child in this way--before it is even born--can be incredibly damaging. Then I came across this list of 23 gendered products (including manly soap and cough drops and tomatoes) and was reminded (again) that gendering EVERYTHING never stops.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukebailey/fragile-masculinity-lol?utm_term=.uclEYG4xm #.vaWdn3E6j

What gendered products do you consume in our local communities? How can we push back against gendered stereotyping of both ourselves and others?

"I’m a man and I use man things. I’m not a woman. I’m a man."

09/19/2015

How does the House vote to defund Planned Parenthood affect women in higher ed at Adams State? How does it affect women in the San Luis Valley?

http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2015/09/18/breaking-house-votes-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

In a 241-187 vote, the House of Representatives voted this afternoon, mostly on party lines with Republicans for and Democrats against, to strip federal funding of Planned Parenthood for a full year. The House also voted 248-177 to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which threate…