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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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Negotiation workshop empowers women to attack gender wage gap

Negotiation workshop empowers women to attack gender wage gap

Cesia Cano, Staff Writer March 30, 2016

  The American Association of University Women came to the Career Center at CSUSM to host a negotiation skill-based workshop that aimed to teach women how to overcome the gender-based wage gap. The Start Smart Salary Negotiation event, held on March 16, focused on two things: empowering...

TED Talk challenges expectations of masculinity to increase gender equality

TED Talk challenges expectations of masculinity to increase gender equality

Cesia Cano, Staff Writer March 30, 2016

  Student Health and Counselling Services presented a Ted Talk by Tony Porter that addressed the topic of ending violence against women and changing societal ideas of masculinity. The #ManUp Ted Talk, part of CSUSM’s NO More campaign within the NO More Week of Action, was held on March...

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The modern woman fights for eqaulity

March 18, 2015

By Kat Diltz Staff Writer Innovative, strong, brave and unique. These are the words that come to mind when I think of the American women of today. Women are fighting for equality among men, joining the military and fighting social stigmas, proving that everyone is beautiful in their own way....

Letter to the editor: Overcoming society’s pressure

March 18, 2015

By Gabri Provencio Contributor As many of you young women reading this may know, being a woman in today’s contemporary American society is difficult. We beat ourselves up frequently because of messages society portrays to us. Daily, we women face a typical battle when we see the most perfect...

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Letter to the editor: Independent women shouldn’t turn off anyone

March 18, 2015

By Shakara Thompson Contributor “Don’t be a woman that needs a man, be the woman a man needs.” - Anonymous In my 20 years of life, I have only been in two serious relationships, including the one I am in right now, and I must say that never have I needed a man. Growing up, I was raised...

Letter to the Editor: Gender Equity Center changes raise questions about loss of women’s power

March 18, 2015

By Karri Kirby Contributor How can we empower women at CSUSM, or how do we even define empowerment? Does empowerment mean feeling safe, or do we even know how to use this empowerment? Many people have different opinions about how they feel empowered or safe on campus; therefore each person’s...

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Letter to the editor: Shamanism

March 18, 2015

By Charla Lopez Contributor Women’s roles across cultures and across time have been transformed and adapted. Before the masculine structure of society and religion, there was a sacred powerful role that women held and ruled from. Shamanism is regarded by various sources to be the original...

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Letters to the editor: Don’t let others define your value

March 18, 2015

By Jordan Taylor Waechter Contributor Oppression can be thought of as unjust treatment or control, mainly based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexuality, class and dis/ability. Oh no! The crowd gasps, not another woman rambling on, but hear me out. Each "status" is a lens used psychologically...

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Feminism is not another “F” word

March 18, 2015

By Tiffany Trent Staff Writer Feminism is a word that typically evokes a lot of emotion and opinions in people. Whether those emotions are positive or negative depends on the person and their views. Even in today’s progressive society sometimes people are embarrassed to identify themselves...

Gender, race and money lecture provides eye-opening insight

March 4, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="257"] By Nicole Holman Assistant News Editor CSUSM recently hosted a lecture event that provided students with insight to important social issues and emphasized the need for students to take action. On Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Arts and Lecture event...

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