While the discussion of gender parity in politics may have died down after the presidential election, the issue has not lost its relevance or importance.
While the discussion of gender parity in politics may have died down after the presidential election, the issue has not lost its relevance or importance.
When I was first asked to write a piece on the hijab, I was unsure of where to start. Perhaps I should begin with a definition of what the hijab is. Or a historical lesson on the hijab throughout the centuries. But maybe a personal narrative would be more interesting?
When I was first asked to write a piece on the hijab, I was unsure of where to start. Perhaps I should begin with a definition of what the hijab is. Or a historical lesson on the hijab throughout the centuries. But maybe a personal narrative would be more interesting?
Do I feel that my position as the president of Columbia Catholic Undergraduates and my sex as a woman conflict with the fact that I, as a woman, cannot lead the congregation in the Holy Mass, the most fundamental celebration in the Catholic faith? This was the question posed to me when I agreed to write this article on being a Catholic woman on Columbia’s campus.
Do I feel that my position as the president of Columbia Catholic Undergraduates and my sex as a woman conflict with the fact that I, as a woman, cannot lead the congregation in the Holy Mass, the most fundamental celebration in the Catholic faith? This was the question posed to me when I agreed to write this article on being a Catholic woman on Columbia’s campus.
I was born and raised a devout agnostic. I never really knew what I believed and never took the time to think about it. So many people around me had a relationship with this thing called God, had such faith, and although I was always curious, religion never played a role in my life, even when I was completely immersed in it. It was really only until I came to college that I realized Quakerism was my truth.
I was born and raised a devout agnostic. I never really knew what I believed and never took the time to think about it. So many people around me had a relationship with this thing called God, had such faith, and although I was always curious, religion never played a role in my life, even when I was completely immersed in it. It was really only until I came to college that I realized Quakerism was my truth.
Stories about the success of male scientists are abundant, inspiring young men to pursue the same profession by providing personal role models. Stories of women’s achievements in science are not nearly as pervasive in society, making it difficult for young girls to draw inspiration from role models in science with whom they could easily relate.
Stories about the success of male scientists are abundant, inspiring young men to pursue the same profession by providing personal role models. Stories of women’s achievements in science are not nearly as pervasive in society, making it difficult for young girls to draw inspiration from role models in science with whom they could easily relate.
Sam asked the doctor for a minute so that she could make up her mind about what her body had already agreed to. It was no small decision; the consequences of her action would be irreversible.
Sam asked the doctor for a minute so that she could make up her mind about what her body had already agreed to. It was no small decision; the consequences of her action would be irreversible.
