sexism Archives - The Pitt News

Opinion | Time to reevaluate the Swiftie identity if we can’t agree on changing that line

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • July 11, 2023

If Swifties really think they deserve to continue Swift’s regrettable legacy of slut shaming someone, then something has gone very wrong, and we all need a wake up call.

Opinion | What even are feminine tattoos?

By Emily O'Neil, Staff Columnist • March 30, 2023

There are gendered stereotypes in the tattoo industry representative of a sexist and gendered history of tattoos.

Opinion | Witnessing discrimination in a white workplace

By Lynnette Tibbott, Staff Columnist • February 19, 2023

People, especially those who say awful comments, tend to project their hate onto other people. However, if you don’t speak out, you’re letting the other person know that you will not argue with them.

Opinion | The same men that fuel the porn industry treat its female stars horribly

By Livia LaMarca, Staff Columnist • September 8, 2022

The way men treat female sex workers is absolutely abhorrent and reflects the way in which men feel about women all together.

Opinion | Why women should say b—ch more

By Anna Fischer, For The Pitt News • September 14, 2021

Those that linguistic sexism targets must have reclamation.

Opinion | Stop rationalizing gender-based violence

By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist • March 22, 2021

Gender-based violence is causing harm to every country and every culture. Reform is necessary to combat the discrimination against women in America.

Editorial | The NCAA failed its female athletes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 22, 2021

The NCAA’s failure to provide equal amenities for men and women’s basketball teams is inexcusable.

Editorial: 60 Minutes’ sexist interview with New Zealand PM

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 28, 2018

President Donald Trump is known for his off-the-cuff remarks in speeches and interviews, but it’s highly unlikely we’ll ever see the day when laundry or his baby’s birth is the topic up for discussion....

Hold Greek Life to a higher standard

By Neena Hagen, Columnist • January 30, 2018

From Penn State to Florida State, colleges across the country have been joining an ever-lengthening list of schools with recent high-profile fraternity fatalities tarnishing their records. Pitt nearly...

Dr. Who takes on a new enemy: sexism

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor • August 21, 2017

Dr. Who has faced many adversaries over the past 54 years — daleks, cybermen, weeping angels — all of which the Time Lord has defeated. But this season, the 13th Doctor is up against a new kind of...