WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–It is not always easy to feel comfortable in your own skin, especially when society has an idea of the “perfect body”–an idea that is popularized through the media. Women in media tend to be unrealistically pretty with a thin body, airbrushed skin, perfect hair, nails, everything. However, women in the real world rarely […]
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Bridging the Gender Wage Gap
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.–About six decades ago, my grandmother would help her mother get dinner ready for her family. Without asking, she knew she would have to marry a Jewish man because her family was Jewish. She would watch her mother stay at home and work on things at the house. She wanted to follow in […]
Hobby Lobby Ruling: Bigger Than Birth Control
The recent Hobby Lobby ruling has the potential to impact far more than birth control.
What You Didn't Know About Gardasil
The Verge reveals the dangers of the Gardasil vaccine.
What's Your Excuse: Empowering or Enraging?
(The Verge) – Maria King, work out enthusiast and mother of three, has taken the media by storm after posting a controversial profile picture of herself on Facebook. In the picture, King is dressed in a sports bra and micro shorts, exposing her fit physique, surrounded by her three young sons with a caption that […]
Bringing Awareness to National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
With a common perception of women as the ‘skinny model,’ HBO’s “Girls” has stormed the scene to display a little distaste for the stereotype.
Lifting the "Brass Ceiling"
Article discusses the new decision regarding women in the military.