Decentering Men: BC Boy Talk and the Bechdel Test

Lex Malik • April 7, 2026

Though commonplace, it still strikes me that among girls at Boston College, men are a dominant—perhaps the dominant—subject of conversation, even in their absence. How many conversations between women occur without mentioning a man?

Period Poverty on a Privileged Campus

Elizabeth Pozniakova • May 5, 2025

We’ve all had at least one period-related trauma. I’m willing to bet my quarter (that I’d need for an empty dispenser, so it’s useless anyway) that this trauma ensued from a lack of preparedness. As much as I’d love to be considered a “period fairy,” with an arsenal of cotton products and medications in my backpack for the battleground that is my uterus every month, it is more my style to frantically ask strangers for tampons when the time comes.

The Redacted Body

Elizabeth Pozniakova • April 8, 2025

We are watching, in real time, the undoing of a century’s worth of progress. Nowadays, I stew over the continuous affronts on women, executive order after executive order. In a reflection of these changes, the contents of the annual Human Rights Report have slimmed this year, no longer covering the vast sub-categories on rape and domestic violence, reproductive rights, female genital mutilation, and discrimination against women.

I Am Not Your Damsel in Distress

Mary Perez • February 25, 2023

Generations of patriarchal fairy tales have ingrained this mindset into the heads of so many little girls. It is outdated and misguided—they do not need to be saved.

Filling the Void: Women’s Network Expands to BC

Victor Stefanescu • August 4, 2021

The Women’s Network connects collegiate women with other students, professionals, and industry leaders. 

Campus Ministry Event Addresses Representation of Women, Sexuality in the Church

Aidan Byrne • April 13, 2019

M. Shawn Copeland, Kelly Hughes, Emily Egan, and Eljuma Adoga united on April 2 to discuss issues surrounding women in the Church.

‘Who Runs the World?’ Discusses Women in International Justice

Bianca Tjoeng • December 1, 2018

The panel featured Brinton Lykes, co-director of the Center for Human Rights and International Justice; Elista Molles, professor of international studies and political science; and Maheen Haider, a Ph.D. student in the department of sociology.

Schlozman Shakes Up Political Science Dept. Since ’74

Colleen Martin • November 4, 2018

Schlozman published an article about sexual harassment on college campuses in 1991.

Kennedy Institute Panel Discusses What’s at Stake for Women’s Health Care

Chloe McAllaster • September 28, 2018

Panelists at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute discussed Title X, reproductive rights, and health care disparities in Massachusetts and the broader nation.

The Judiciary Attacks Equal Pay

Emma Greco • May 3, 2017

"The Equal Pay Act could broaden its scope to better protect women in the workplace who might suffer from this commonplace business principle."

Women in Trump’s America

Emma Greco • January 22, 2017

"There are many other points of President Donald Trump’s platform that one could contend with, but the blatant sexism surrounding this election struck a particular chord within me."