Gender
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Women in Golf Search for Equality on Both National, Local Courses
On a stormy Sunday morning, the world sat silently and in awe by their televisions, phones and laptops. Families skipped church for this. Fathers educated their sons through this. Kids planned their lives all according to this single moment. On April 14, 2019, Tiger Woods won the Masters for fifth…
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‘Queer Eye’ Guest, UGA Employee Sues University System of Georgia For Employment Discrimination
A University of Georgia employee and alumnus was in federal court Feb. 6, suing the University System of Georgia and its health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, to get coverage for his gender reassignment surgery. Skyler Jay (Musgrove) is transgender and has already undergone a mastectomy, which was…
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Living Transgender at UGA: Student Experiences Costs, Benefits of Transitioning in College
Transgender students at the University of Georgia are faced with daily struggles unlike those of the rest of the student body. Where is the nearest restroom they’re comfortable using? Will they be able to afford this month’s round of hormone injections? Is it worth it to notify all of their…
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SGA Pledges to End Sexual Assault on Campus Through ‘It’s on Us’ Campaign
The Student Government Association at the University of Georgia hosts an annual week of events pledging to end sexual assault on campus in collaboration with the “It’s on Us” campaign. The initiative is a national public awareness and action campaign created by The White House in 2014 to protect students…
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Local Female Business Owners to Connect at Women’s Business Expo
Victoria O’Conner, the store manager of The Impeccable Pig in downtown Athens, has always wanted to open her own boutique. Her mom was a stay-at-home mom, and she decided from a young age that she wanted to do the opposite. O’Conner sees the Women’s Business Expo as a way to…
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Athens Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Gay Pride
Gay pride hit the two decade mark this weekend in Athens. This meant not only the usual excitement, but a bigger festival than ever before. Athens Gay Pride board member Kellie Devine said this was the largest turnout for both vendors and attendees in 20 years. Attendees could not turn…
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UGA National Council of Negro Women’s Event Showcases International Hair Types
This Sunday you can see hairstyles and fashions from around the world…right here, in Athens. The University of Georgia’s National Council of Negro Women hosts one of their biggest programs of the school year- the annual hair show, Sunday night. The hair show, called “A Global Affair,” will take place…
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UGA Women’s Studies Group Honors Women’s History Month
It’s Women’s History month at the University of Georgia and students such as Savannah Cole, the social chair for the Women’s Studies Student Organization, is excited to celebrate the power of women. Cole became involved in the Women’s Studies Student Organization when she came to UGA her freshman year. “I…
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Toxic Beauty Standards: One Woman’s Experience with Products, Perspectives
By Kalah Mingo This audio story reports on how women of color are exposed to harsher chemicals from beauty products than white women.
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Feminism In The Workplace
By Becky Burgess Anne Lander, technical sales for South America at Pamarco, shares her experiences as a female in a predominantly male workplace. https://vimeo.com/239554194