By: Sam Burzinski Blog Content Contributor Well, here we are, folks. Yet another International Women’s Day, the day in which we celebrate roughly 50.5% of the world’s population, at least according to the US Census Bureau. Aren’t women cool? I say this without a single lick of irony in my tone here: women are cool, awesome and generally necessary to the functioning of modern society! Girlboss! I think if we […]
By: Savannah Lopez Blog Content Contributor International Women’s Day is March 8th, and the theme this year is embracing equity. The definition of equity is the quality of being fair and impartial, to be treated equally. For years, women have fought strongly to be treated equally to men in all fields of work. In STEM fields, women are still severely underrepresented and underpaid, but that’s not to say that progress […]
By Lillian Jones Local Music Journalist Having recently moved from Austin to San Marcos, I was excited for a change in the music scene. Texas State University loves to rave about the diversity of both the school and town and – while I can say that’s definitely apparent throughout San Marcos and on campus –- it tends to lack when it comes to the bands. A majority of the San […]
By Hannah Walls News & Culture Assistant International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the unified contributions of women to society and culture. International Women’s Day was first observed annually in 1910 as part of the women’s suffrage movement and attempts to highlight its history. In 1975, the United Nations began celebrating March 8 as International Women's Day, and in 1977, a resolution proclaiming March 8 as International Women’s […]
By Hannah Walls Web Content Contributor Supporting local businesses is always a wonderful way to connect with your community, and it is especially important to support the individual owners behind these businesses. According to the National Association of Women Business Owners, there were over 13 million women-owned businesses in the United States as of 2021. Here are some great women-owned businesses in San Marcos to visit and support this International […]
By Autumn McGowan Web Content Assistant Manager International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated on March 8th every year. It’s a day to celebrate female-identifying people across the world and reflect on the achievements and accomplishments of the women before us. When reflecting on the roles that women have played in history, it’s extremely important to highlight queer women. Although they may or may not have been recognized as […]
By Allison Schroeder Web Content Assistant Manager Women, including those who identify as women, around the world are notoriously known to be on the receiving end of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. But it doesn’t just stem from men, it also stems from other women. When it finally feels like a battle is over, it almost feels although women are also pitted against each other into a whole other level of […]
By Hannah Brown Web Content Contributor When digging through 47 seasons’ worth of archives since 1975, it’s obvious that women-dominated sketches became more apparent in the mid-2000s. For many of these female comedians, their reign on the stage has already come to an end, and International Women's Day is a perfect time to commemorate their performances and contributions to the late-night comedy showcase. Saturday Night Live is known for having […]
By Preethi Mangadu Web Content Contributor For many women, it is more difficult to climb up the career ladder than it is for men. This is due to the metaphorical barrier that higher-ups create which prevents women from being promoted and being compensated at an equal level, otherwise known as the “glass ceiling.” The “glass ceiling” theory was coined by Marilyn Loden, a managing consultant, in 1978 during a panel on […]
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