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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Shelley Duvall in The Shining (1980)

Opinion | Women in horror can’t win

By Faith Richardson, Senior Staff Writer • October 28, 2025

Horror loves a survivor, but only if she’s bleeding when she wins. Women in horror are victims — painted red, battered, bruised and defiled. Murderous clowns, serial killers and undead zombies draw...

President Donald Trump signs an executive order relating to cryptocurrency in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Opinion | Trump’s latest strategy for combating ‘gender ideology’ is pretending he cares about women

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • January 23, 2025
Still, the name of one of Trump’s first executive orders — “Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government” — should make even his staunchest defenders wince. Because, let’s be honest, Trump doesn’t give a hoot about defending women.
Opinion | I’m letting the past guide my future this year

Opinion | I’m letting the past guide my future this year

By Julianna Steach, Staff Columnist • January 16, 2025
These two women, whose faces I see in my reflection more and more each day, know me almost as well as I know myself — at times, I think they know me even more than I do. As I grow older, not only does my physical appearance mirror theirs, but my inner landscape as well — we share experiences, gifts and aspirations. 
Dress For Success Pittsburgh // Jiya Narwal, For The Pitt News Members of Dress For Success stand outside a mobile event.

Dress for Success Pittsburgh helps women gain confidence, financial independence

By Jiya Narwal, For The Pitt News • March 23, 2023
Dress for Success Pittsburgh is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women obtain attire for job interviews, job training, court appearances or any major life changes. They have locations in Lawrenceville and Washington County.
Opinion | Some women don’t want children and that’s valid

Opinion | Some women don’t want children and that’s valid

By Anna Fischer, For The Pitt News • October 10, 2021
Constantly telling women who don’t want to have children that they will change their mind just reinforces the idea that a woman’s main role in our society is to be a mother.
The University Library System and Pitt Community Engagement Center Homewood held the virtual event “Honoring Women on the Front Line of COVID-19” on Tuesday afternoon over Zoom in honor of Women’s History Month.

Women panelists discuss finding a balance between work, personal lives during the pandemic

By Alice Tang, Staff Writers • March 31, 2021
The University Library System and CEC in Homewood held the virtual event “Honoring Women on the Front Line of COVID-19” on Tuesday afternoon over Zoom in honor of Women’s History Month.
San Francisco 49ers' Offensive assistant coach Katie Sowers is seen at the Miami Marlins Park during Super Bowl opening night on Monday, Jan. 27.

Column: Women have earned their space in sports

By Hope Matyas, For the Pitt News • February 14, 2020
Creating space for women in sports serves success and growth but is only attainable when they are respected as athletes or officials, rather than leaning into patterns of gender bias.
Opinion | Patriarchy keeps female films from succeeding

Opinion | Patriarchy keeps female films from succeeding

By Alex Dolinger, Staff Columnist • January 8, 2020
This outright proves the point that patriarchy is steering audiences away from female stories.
Penn Badgley plays the serial killer Joe on the Netflix show “You.”

Opinion | “You” and the violence of attraction

By Genna Edwards, Staff Columnist • January 7, 2020
The talk around this show has painted our attraction as sick and is a sign of ignoring the blatantly obvious — duh, he’s fictional a serial killer. He is not a viable option.
Crissy Shannon is Pitt's first female drum major.

Crissy Shannon: Bending over backwards for Pitt band

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor • September 5, 2019
Pitt senior Crissy Shannon earned the role of drum major last spring, becoming the first woman to do so in the band’s 108-year history.
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