According to its president, Nicole Barsalona, the Women in Music (WIM) organization encourages storytelling as a way to inspire younger musicians and show them what’s possible.
“We hope to empower women in their roles to feel more comfortable and confident and give them that network,” she said in...
We’ve all heard the most common ways to reduce climate change: limit our consumption of animal products, ditch fossil fuel-powered cars, reduce food waste, transition to solar and wind energy, and so on. However, one of the top solutions to the global crisis may surprise you: empowering young women...
This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. The Journal uses “survivor” to refer to those who have experienced sexual assault. We acknowledge this term is not universal.
In 2016, BuzzFeed published the victim impact statement of a sexual violence survivor known...
Nazaneen Qauomi, MMIE ’19, Herman Kaur, MECE ’19, and Mustafa Ansari, MMIE ’19, have combined international relationships, female empowerment, and delicious products into one business through their startup, Red Gold of Afghanistan.
The three Queen’s students met recently through the Queen’s...
The recent changes to the Miss America pageant are said to mark the end of an era and spark newfound empowerment. However, these decisions may come with troubling consequences.
The official Miss America Twitter account tweeted a video last week supported by the hashtag #byebyebikini. The short clip...
Despite living in a world where men dominate politics, engineering and other powerful societal roles, my own personal world growing up taught me to not think for a second that there was anything a woman couldn’t do.
When someone looks at a summary of my life up until where I am now, they would likely...
By Trilby Goouch
Blogs Editor
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Queen’s Half The Sky dessert night. The event featured 3 speakers who spoke about women’s rights in third world countries. Suffice to say I was incredibly moved and inspired by what I took away from the night. When it comes...