Opinion | Women can never seem to win

By Tessa Powers, Opinions Editor • March 3, 2026

Tessa Powers situates the recent controversy on the U.S. hockey teams into the broader context of the oppression of women and grapples with misogyny as a societal institution.

Opinion | Misogyny is still rampant in the entertainment industry

By Raquel Padin-Nicholas, Staff Columnist • October 29, 2024

Interact with enough of the industry’s products, though, and you may start to notice a pattern — women are never held to the same standards as men.

Editorial | The fakeness of AI pornography intentionally fetishizes lack of consent

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 30, 2024

We often justify using celebrities’ likenesses in AI-generated videos or voice dubs because no reasonable person would believe they’re real. But in the case of deepfake pornography, this means of justification becomes the reason its consumers love it so much.

Opinion | Diary of a reformed ‘pick-me’ — they don’t truly exist

By Juliana Morello, Staff Columnist • April 3, 2023

The hypocrisy of calling people “pick-me girls.”

Opinion | Don’t call women basic

By Jameson Keebler, Staff Columnist • February 3, 2023

It is time to stop calling women basic for embracing femininity.

Opinion | Every Swiftie knows all too well the pain of loving ‘Better Than Revenge’

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • July 20, 2022

“Better Than Revenge” is one of Taylor Swift’s best songs, but wouldn’t it be lovely to just listen to the song without feeling like you’re sacrificing your feminist ideals? 

Opinion | “Call Her Daddy” podcast entertains and degrades

By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist • September 18, 2019

To assume that all men — or even the majority of men — solely share an interest in sex, is unfair and inaccurate.

Editorial: Post-Gazette cartoons don’t speak for Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 23, 2019

A string of editorial cartoons published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette this past week may have left you scratching your head — and you’re in good company. Three cartoons drawn by Post-Gazette cartoonist...