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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Opinion | Women in academia need to get aggressive

Opinion | Women in academia need to get aggressive

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist June 22, 2021
All those qualities academia values in men — ambition, competitiveness, confidence, leadership and aggressiveness — are all qualities that women desperately need to adopt and own in academic spaces.
Members of the Pitt Progressives’ Socialist Feminist Working Group march as a part of the group’s “You Deserve, We Deserve” week. (Photo by Divyanka Bhatia | Staff Photographer)

Feminists march for inclusivity

Marchers waving signs made out of cardboard, paper and pizza boxes drew the attention of passersby as they wove their way through Pitt’s campus and Oakland Thursday evening — chanting in support of...

Actor Justin Baldoni spoke at last week’s An Evening with Justin Baldoni event to headline Women’s Empowerment Week at Pitt. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Justin Baldoni’s feminism is too male-focused

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 3, 2018

Students passing through the William Pitt Union last week may have noticed a sign announcing a University-sponsored talk with television actor and speaker Justin Baldoni. But unless they looked any closer,...

Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Top 10: Ways to dismantle the patriarchy

Student Government Board’s Women’s Empowerment Week was certainly a hit. Leslie Jones came to campus, followed by a very special women’s empowerment-themed episode of Pitt Tonight and, coincidentally,...

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