gender
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Doing Journalism
Podcast: Professor sees ‘bright’ future for women in media
Journalism Academic Professional at the University of Georgia, Dr. Amanda Bright, is using her experience and passion for journalism to encourage inclusivity in newsrooms. From diversity in the newsroom, to women in leadership positions in the media, Bright discusses it all in this podcast. Danielle Burrows is a student majoring…
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Gender
‘Shameful’ Stigma Surrounding Athletes, Their Periods
Periods play a role in the lives of the majority of women who, in 2019, made up 44% of all NCAA athletes and 43% of all high school athletes, according to the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations, respectively. However, due to the taboos…
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Gender
Link Between Representation and Identity: How Self-Embodiment is Fueling Gender Fluidity
From a young age, some choices as basic as color schemes are used to separate one gender from another—blue for boys, pink for girls. In a cultural, societal and political world that is increasingly gender-fluid, however, the line that divides males and females within the fashion sphere has blurred significantly,…
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Gender
Advocacy for LGBTQIA Children, Youth Grows in Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
Important Note: Click the speaker icon in the upper, left-hand corner of each image to hear more from Simeon Bruce. For Simeon Bruce, their three feet around them is their work in the Episcopal church. Bruce works as facilities manager at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Atlanta, which helps pay…
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Gender
Transgender Inclusion in Athletics
At all levels of sports, transgender athletes are breaking barriers, simultaneously stepping onto the podium and into headlines across the world. This past year, college senior CeCé Telfer became the NCAA Division II national champion in the 400-meter hurdles, and at the high school level, Terry Miller and Andraya Yearwood…
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Doing Journalism
ANNOTATED: Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Offer Safe Space For UGA Community
In this annotation, Jonathan Crandall interviews Kala Horvat to discuss the process of reporting on gender-inclusive restrooms on UGA’s campus. Horvat describes the challenges and lessons that were navigated through while writing the article and how her capstone class has made her a better journalist. What class was this…
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Diversity
Being a Woman in a Confucian Household: The Expectations Placed on Three Women’s Shoulders
You must be thin, petite and light-skinned with long, black hair and big, round eyes. You must be quiet, small and submissive. Those were the traits Esther Lim, 25 from Suwanee, Georgia, grew up hearing—that’s how they were expected to look and act. “You basically [have to] look like a…
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Gender
Gender Binaries Meet Man’s Best Friend
Gender binaries can be everywhere—from gender reveal parties to what people decide to wear in the morning. So it’s not shocking that stereotypical ideas of cis men and women tend to bleed into our relationships with our furry friends. How does our reliance on gender norms affect how we dress…
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Gender
Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Offer Safe Space for UGA Community
For some students at the University of Georgia, finding a restroom on campus doesn’t take a second thought. For others, it can be a stressful endeavor. Many transgender and gender-nonconforming college students opt to use the university’s designated gender-inclusive restrooms instead of the traditional men’s and women’s offered in every…
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Athens-Clarke County
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…