UNCC Feminist Union

05/31/2024

In the South, Ash Williams is fighting to make access to reproductive rights available to everyone

10/27/2018

"There are women in the prison system who are being housed as men, assaulted as women, and have little recourse to stop the abuse."

07/26/2018

The title leaves much to be desired but truly we live in a society that tells men they're only supposed to have superficial friendships, to be independent and rely only on themselves, and that talking about their feelings is childish. We also have high amounts of male su***de. These things are connected.

Friendship and support are important no matter your gender. We need other people to exist in this world, and support us so we can thrive. If you're a man, don't let stereotypes guide you, reach out to your friends, meet new people, and make connections! Your mental health with thank you.

What is it that stops men from sustaining long-term friendships?

07/11/2018

The National Network of Abortion Funds is here to connect you with organizations that can support your financial and logistical needs as you arrange for your abortion. Follow these steps: Find out if you have insurance that covers your abortion. Call your insurance company to ask if abortion is a co...

07/11/2018

Vice President Mike Pence said that he still wants Roe v. Wade to be overturned, but he declined to say if President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will comply with the campaign promise to do away with the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

07/04/2018

Millions of Americans rely on Title X for basic health care, including birth control. Now Trump wants to overhaul the program.

07/01/2018

"Stop calling anti-abortion activists 'pro-life.' They're not."

07/01/2018

It’s time to prepare for life without nationwide legal abortion.

06/12/2018

The Trump administration Monday overturned asylum protections for domestic violence and gang violence victims in a ruling that could potentially prevent tens of thousands of immigrants from getting protection in the US.

05/11/2018

According to doulas, women are often treated horribly while they're in labor, with medical professionals engaging in abusive behavior that ranges from nonconsensual episiotomies to sexual assault.

04/26/2018

"Advertisers must convince young women that they are in need of constant improvement—largely to get and keep boys’ attention—without threatening young women’s views of themselves as intelligent, self-directed, and equal. Buzz words like “empowerment,” “self-determination,” and “independence” are sprinkled liberally across their pages. But this seemingly progressive rhetoric is used to sell products and ideas that keep girls doing gender in appropriately feminine ways, leading them to reproduce, rather than challenge, gender hierarchies. An ad for a depilatory cream, for instance, tells girls that they are “unique, determined, and unstoppable,” so they should not “settle… for sandpaper skin.” Feminist demands for political and economic equality—and the refusal to settle for low-wages, violence, and second-class citizenship—morph into a refusal to settle for less than silky skin. Pseudo-feminist language allows young women to believe that they can “empower” themselves at the checkout counter by buying the accoutrements of traditional femininity."
— Amanda M. Gengler, Selling Feminism, Consuming Femininity.

04/05/2018

A webpage that focused on breast cancer was reportedly scrubbed from the website of the Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH).