The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The Womens’ March has faced criticism for relying too heavily on female genitalia to demand equality.

Editorial: It’s too late to fix the Women’s March

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 12, 2020
The movement that was born from Trump’s inauguration needs to include and speak for people who aren’t white, and who aren’t cisgender — in order to do so, the Women’s March must rebranded.
Opinion | Leave vaginas out of feminism

Opinion | Leave vaginas out of feminism

By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist • February 13, 2019
The vagina has become a symbol of resistance against female oppression, but the female gender is much more complicated than a body part.
The theme of this year's march is "Building Bridges: Stronger than Hate."

Pittsburgh hosts third annual Women’s March

By Stefan Bordeianu and Neena Hagen • January 19, 2019
The third annual Pittsburgh Women’s March on Saturday drew a smaller crowd than last year, but thousands of marchers still showed up to advocate for a message of "building bridges."
Two marchers cheer while passing through downtown Pittsburgh during the 2018 Women’s March.

Pittsburgh prepares for “Stronger Than Hate” Women’s March

By Neena Hagen, Staff Writer • January 17, 2019
Speakers at the third annual Pittsburgh Women’s March will include Dena Stanley, who heads the trans advocacy group Trans YOUniting, and Michelle Kenney, the mother of Antwon Rose Jr.
Opinion | Women's March fails its principles

Opinion | Women’s March fails its principles

By Ana Altchek, Columnist • January 16, 2019
By eliminating a whole group of women from inclusion in the movement, the Women’s March is unfortunately succumbing to an equally harmful form of discrimination and inequality. No woman can write the story of another and the Women’s March has failed its commitments.

Women’s Marches nationwide set sights on ballot box while praising #MeToo

By By Laura King, Andrea Castillo and Nina Agrawal | Tribune Washington Bureau • January 21, 2018

WASHINGTON _ In a boisterous coast-to-coast outpouring, hundreds of thousands of marchers in dozens of cities staged a reprise of last year's massive Women's March, seeking to not only deliver a powerful...

(Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Editorial: Second Women’s March goes beyond resistance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 21, 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...

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