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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The Tuesday Night Monologue Project, in which female-only guests are invited to participate in writing workshops and share responses to prompts, is held in Vanessa German’s Art House in Homewood. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Women hone craft at Art House in Homewood

By Shahum Ajmal | Staff Writer April 5, 2018

As Vanessa German and a group of artists were about to settle in for a night of writing and discussion in her house, a car crash outside derailed the March evening. The group witnessed an altercation...

(Illustration by Abigail Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Women in STEM initiatives push flawed focus

By Neena Hagen, Senior Columnist March 28, 2018

As a female actuarial mathematics student, I don't need anyone to tell me that my gender puts me in the minority in my academic field. That’s why I’m never surprised when feminist activists point out...

Mayor of Wilkinsburg Marita Garrett (left) listens as District 21 State Representative candidate Sara Innamorato discusses her entry into the political field at Sunday evening’s Women in Politics panel. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Panelists discuss being a woman in politics

By Briana Canady | Staff Writer February 26, 2018

Aryanna Berringer grew up the youngest of 10 children in a family that had to rely on food stamps and free school lunches to get by. She remembers how her mother would wash the three different uniforms...

(Illustration by Jordan Mondell | Assistant Sports Editor)

Pitt students condemn catcalling

By Joanna Li | Staff Writer February 14, 2018

As a 12-year-old, Sophia Marshall stepped out of the house feeling confident in the outfit she had picked out that morning. As she waited for a friend by the local high school, she heard a sharp whistle...

(Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Second Women’s March goes beyond resistance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board January 22, 2018

One day after the anniversary of Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House, downtown Pittsburgh looked a lot like it did a year ago — dense with the picket signs and pink hats common among the president’s...

(Illustration by Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator)

“Last Jedi” puts women in the lead

By Maggie Durwald | Columnist January 16, 2018

Not so long ago in a town not so far away, I ran around the house with a blanket for a cape and a blue plastic lightsaber, pretending to be Darth Vader. My twin brother favored Luke Skywalker. We spent...

Cardi B is the first rapper in history to place her first three Billboard Hot 100 entries in chart’s Top 10. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Women who rocked 2017

By Amanda Reed | Contributing Editor January 8, 2018

This past year challenged woman in the United States. A man who was recorded saying, “grab ‘em by the pussy” was sworn in as the president. Title IX, which helps and protects survivors of sexual...

Students watch a clip of “Hot Girls Wanted,” a documentary which exposes corruption within the amateur porn industry, during AAUW’s “Let’s Talk About Sex: Pornography & Feminism” event Monday night. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

Students discuss porn industry’s repercussions

By Jaime Weinreb | For The Pitt News November 28, 2017

According to the Pornhub’s 2016 Year in Review, nearly 92 billion videos were viewed in on the porn streaming website in 2016 alone. “We’ve all watched it, it’s everywhere,” junior Elena...

Adrienne Walnoha (center), CEO of Community Human Service, speaks at a panel discussion about homeless experiences of menstruation on Tuesday. (Photo by Aaron Schoen | Staff Photographer)

Panel discusses women’s menstrual hygiene

By Anandhini Narayanan | Staff Writer November 15, 2017

When Pittsburgh City councilwoman Natalia Rudiak received an email from the Department of Public Works — an organization dedicated to maintaining Pittsburgh’s infrastructure — about putting pad dispensers...

anupama jain, a gender, sexuality and women’s studies professor at Pitt, spoke about the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, an international bill of rights for women. (Photo courtesy of Chris Daley)

TEDx focuses on feminism

By Anandhini Narayanan | Staff Writer November 6, 2017

anupama jain was familiar and passionate about the topic of her TEDx talk, feminism and gender equality, so her biggest struggle was what she wanted to wear for the event. “My biggest crisis is how...

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