The VA Reverse’s Decade Old Policy of Providing Gender Affirming Care
The Department of Veteran Affairs has announced they will no longer provide hormone therapy to transgender veterans who are not already receiving treatment through the…
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#WomeninMaleFields: A Depiction of Female Rage
Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. This is the modern mantra for 21st century women. It is supposedly a form of radical feminism that values capitalistic ideas above…
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The WAG’s Guide of the 2024 Season
Football season might be for the men, but the women and girlfriends of football, now that’s for the girls. A select few have been following…
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4 Female-Hosted Podcasts to Empower and Entertain
March is Women’s History Month. Every year since the 90s, we take this month to commemorate the contributions of women in the United States. The…
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The Best Flawed Female Characters from Award Season
In an era where male characters are always given forgiveness, love and redemption despite their fatal flaws, it has become revolutionary to give a female…
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Emily Nagoski: Let’s Have A Sex Talk
Sex. There it is. The word in all it’s glory. We, as humans are the only consciously thinking species that has the novelty of understanding…
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Allie McAllister & Sara Jacques: Finding Ourselves in Each Other
In an unlikely meeting, straight out of a hit tween T.V. show, Allie McAllister and Sara Jacques met by chance their freshman year at a club meeting. Just like any nervous college freshman, Allie took a leap of faith as she waltzed into Penn State’s Collegian newspaper interest meeting at the beginning of the year.
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The Power of Female Comedy
Comedy has transformed itself entirely from our parents’ generation to ours. What once was strictly a nighttime scene, housed in bars and comedy clubs, stand-up…
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Talia Chiariello: The Voice Behind Talia Talks
In a time when divisiveness has become so prominent in nearly all aspects of life, Talia Chiariello simply talks through it.
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The Women Behind Blockbusters
The film industry has traditionally been dominated by male directors, executives, producers and actors. However, in recent years, woman have been creating and directing major…
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American Music Awards 2018
The 48th annual American Music Awards last night in Los Angeles celebrated music fans favorite artists and pop culture icons who are breaking barriers as…
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Looking Into the Future of Feminism: Intersectionality
Intersectionality is at the forefront of feminism. This term, created by Kimberlé Crenshaw, a feminist, activist and scholar, explores the effects of being both female…
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Ocean’s 8: Making Waves for Women
Hollywood has never needed an all-female cast as badly as it does right now. The timing for the “Ocean’s 8” release immediately follows the sweep…
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Amanda Marcus: Conquering the Concrete Jungle
Amanda Marcus never worked your typical summer job … when school ended and the days turned hot, you never found her scooping ice cream cones,…
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Female Artists to Know in 2018
In the age of fourth wave feminism, VALLEY believes it is important to be conscious of the media we consume and open up our eyes and ears…
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Going for Gold: Women Win Big at the Winter Olympics
The torch has burnt out on the Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and Team USA finished with 23 medals and a fourth-place finish overall….
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Six Ways to Practice Feminism in Your Daily Life
There are many different ways to go about feminism, but it can be hard to instill it into your actions if there isn’t a controversial discussion…
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Emma Watson and the Fight For Feminism
Emma Watson strikes again. The Harry Potter actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador fronted a HeForShe discussion and audience Q+A hosted by Facebook in support of International Women’s Day on March 8th.
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