Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the Olympic Games, once said, “No matter how toughened a sportswoman may be, her organism is not cut out to sustain certain shocks.” This thinking still exists in the controversial debate around gender and equal pay in sports. While pay for women has […]
Florida A&M University cheerleaders — highly visible at football and basketball games, and oftentimes at monthly convocations — are the only members of an athletic department team who do not receive any scholarship support. To make matters worse, cheerleaders for football are expected to pay dues $1,500 at the start […]
In 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments was passed to ensure in part that women and men participating in athletics get an equal opportunity. Yet 50 years later, women’s athletic teams still struggle to receive the same support as male athletic teams. Data has shown that women’s athletic teams […]
Social media has taken society by storm. According to a survey conducted by University of Nevada’s School of Medicine, over 90% of teenagers use social media and approximately 75% have at least one social media profile by the age of 17. While social media has enabled people to build relationships, […]
If you were to take a look back into the early 2000s, you’d see the ideal body type for a woman: a small waist, small legs, small arms. Overall, a slim figure. Now, in the year 2022, that has seemed to change, but not to a more realistic, relatable or […]
When the feminist movement started, women engaged in intense discussion and sought to abandon social norms, earn respect and gain political rights. Today, the movement has transformed to include physical liberation and women are finding new ways of breaking from patriarchal standards. The modern-day feminist movement is gaining traction on […]
The melodic art of music has united and divided people for centuries. Whether it be genre versus genre or artist versus artist, music lovers everywhere will go to war for music that they grew up with, rappers from their hometown and songs that brought them out of dark places. An […]
The science, technology, engineering and math [STEM] fields are dominated by men, making it hard for women to break through in these disciplines, especially in positions of leadership. Nonetheless, we’re starting to break that barrier. According to The Census, women jumped from 8% of STEM workers in 1970 to 27% […]
Women have made tremendous strides in politics over the years, yet sexism and misogyny have kept the presidency an exclusive home for men. All 46 United States presidents have been male. This male dominance is not a result of a lack of political activity from women. In fact, in recent […]
When you think of a member of the Florida A&M University’s Marching 100, do you picture a man or a woman? If you picture a man there may be a reason. The music industry is male dominated. Statistics prove that men make up 60.4% of all music related occupations. FAMU’s […]