By Rachael GerronAssistant Web Content Manager Today is International Women's Day- a holiday that celebrates women’s achievements and pursuits of gender equality. A great way to celebrate is taking time to relax from your busy Monday, and what better way to relax than by watching movies about successful women? I compiled a list of 6 documentaries and movies about a variety of women who have left their mark on the […]
By Calvin Miller & Tiger ShiPodcast Manager & News Director Happy International Women's Day! In this episode of Roundtable, Calvin and Tiger have guest, colleague and fellow Texas State student, Melanie Salazar on to tell the audience about why international women's day means to her. In addition, Melanie goes into topics such as: women who inspire her, her life at Texas State, what being a "woman" means to her and how she thinks […]
By Reilly LowSports Reporter On the first-ever International Women’s Day episode of Bobcat Radio, host Reilly Low, co-hosts Christina Willis, Kendall Clark, Remle Herzberg and producer Jessica Osorio discuss their favorite women in the sports industry and why, highlighting greats like Serena Williams. The conversation then moves to the Texas State women’s basketball team going into the Sun Belt Conference tournament and Bobcat softball heading into their final game of […]
By Timia Cobb Web Content Contributor Women are supposed to be motherly, delicate and kind. This is how women have been described throughout history. A woman could never take lives, be evil or become a sadist. Because of these stereotypes, female serial killers are considered rare and never heard about on the news. Growing up we always heard the names Ted Bundy, OJ Simpson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jack the Ripper and […]
By Andrea MauWeb Content Contributor A scene from "Monsoon Wedding." Screenshot by Andrea Mau via Mira Nair. Mira Nair is an incredibly accomplished Indian director, and runs her own film company, Mirabai Films. Her films are famous for appealing to a global audience while also highlighting aspects of Indian culture, combining the traditions of her culture with the complexities of emotions within families. Nair also specializes in documentaries with "Salaam […]
By Tiger ShiWeb Content Contributor “I guess this is goodbye then,” my ex-girlfriend said to me during our breakup. We were both students of the Canadian International School of Beijing. I represented the United States and she was from Germany. Eighth grade came into an end, and we broke up because I was moving back home and a long distance relationship wouldn’t work. From that point, I realized something: relationships […]
By Brittany AndersonAssistant Web Content Manager It’s no secret: women are badass. Trailblazers. Shatterers of glass ceilings. Agents of change. From A to Z, here are 26 women who have risen to the top of their fields to inspire, encourage, entertain and teach us. Astronaut: Christina Koch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B9wroefbJw In 2013, Christina Koch was selected as an astronaut by NASA and seemed destined to accomplish great things. On Feb. 6, 2020, Koch completed […]
By Arlett RamirezAssistant Web Content Manager For this International Women’s Day, I’d like to take a minute to recognize all the important and talented female directors who have graced us with emotional, dramatic, action-packed, funny, heart wrenching and heartwarming films over the years. Since the Academy Awards likes to repeatedly not mention female directors. The 2020 Academy Awards were criticized for not having any female director nominees in the Best […]
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor The UN Women has chosen their 2020 International Women’s day theme “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” and they have teamed up with Netflix and other big names in entertainment to curate a list called “Because She Watched”. This list has shows, documentaries and films picked by women from around the world who each picked a story starring a woman that inspired them. You […]
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