gender https://cuindependent.com Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:33:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.3 CU’s engineering school strives to break gender barriers https://cuindependent.com/2019/04/24/cus-engineering-school-strives-to-break-gender-barriers/ Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:10:29 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102124 CU's College of Engineering has the ambitious goal of becoming the first public engineering program to reach gender parity. By Carina Julig

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]]> Disability, gender and race highlighted at CU’s Inclusive Sports Summit https://cuindependent.com/2019/02/20/disability-gender-race-inclusive-sports-summit/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 04:37:21 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=99245 Speakers at the summit shared experiences of overcoming disability, gender and race barriers in sports. By Tory Lysik and Anna Haynes

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]]> Gender and sexuality explored through “The Vagina Monologues” https://cuindependent.com/2019/02/11/gender-sexuality-explored-through-the-vagina-monologues/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 03:33:14 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=98664 CU V-day's annual performance of the feminist play raised money for Moving to End Sexual Assault. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Opinion: President Trump’s transphobia is unacceptable https://cuindependent.com/2018/10/28/opinion-president-trumps-transphobia-is-unacceptable/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 05:10:58 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=96097 The Trump administration's decision to legally redefine gender to exclude trans identities is unforgivable, but change lies with us. By Anna Haynes

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]]> Transgender activist dissects failures of the justice system https://cuindependent.com/2018/03/10/91622/ Sat, 10 Mar 2018 20:39:09 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=91622 Chase Strangio explained how the legal system limits civil rights advances at the TRANSforming Gender Conference. By Georgia Knoles

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]]> Wage gap persists in higher education as CU’s top ten earners are men https://cuindependent.com/2018/02/27/wage-gap-persists-cu/ Tue, 27 Feb 2018 18:21:42 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=88845 Of the top twenty earners, only three are women, reflecting a disparity from the university's goals. By Stephanie Wood and Chris Koehler

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]]> Starting from a young age, gender equity in CU’s classrooms still an issue https://cuindependent.com/2017/03/24/it-starts-with-toys/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:52:20 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=82245 According to experts, gender stereotypes hinder women's participation in STEM fields starting from a young age. By Sam Danshes

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]]> Girl on Girl: A walk to forget https://cuindependent.com/2017/03/23/girl-girl-cat-calling-gender-walk-home/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 07:32:22 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=82301 Why cat-calling and fear among women when they walk home — yes, in Boulder — are examples of ongoing gender inequality. By Dani Pinkus

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]]> Opinion: Beyoncé is our era’s most important artist, Grammy or not https://cuindependent.com/2017/02/16/beyonce-most-important-artist-grammy-black-feminism-adele-race/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 04:29:23 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=80452 Beyoncé, as a black, female, feminist artist, is our time's most groundbreaking — even without the best album Grammy. By Lauren Arnold

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]]> Girl on Girl: I love men https://cuindependent.com/2016/12/01/girl-on-girl-i-love-men/ Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:37:45 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=77998 Dani Pinkus sets the record straight about the man-hating reputation feminists have acquired. This movement is about men and women alike.

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