When I was approached by The Stupe for the opportunity to 3peat in writing my annual rendition of the Girl Talk column, I couldn’t turn down the offer.
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Girl Talk is an Opinion column written by a current female student to discuss issues surrounding women, whether it be feminism, current events, personal experiences at Stevens or in life, and more.
Recently, I was scrolling and an ad popped up on my screen. It showed the forehead of a relatively young person.
Many people have heard of Transcendentalism, the brand of philosophy that centers around self-reliance, nature, and human experience. The concept was popularized by men like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and typically comes with a more masculine image.
Two years ago, I took a class called Psychology of Gender (I highly recommend it if anyone is interested), and it made me start to notice things that I hadn’t ever thought about before.
In 2014, Mary Cain was one of the fastest female runners in the world at the age of 17. After struggling with multiple injuries though, Cain had to stop running professionally.
Picture this: you’re scrolling through Instagram. Everything is chill on your feed, a normal mix of dog videos and reposted TikToks when all of a sudden, the algorithm decides to pull up a grainy Reddit screenshot where some man explains why women suck and should be in the kitchen.
As promised in last week’s Girl(ish) Talk where I discussed my thoughts on the Barbie movie, I’m going to now talk about my thoughts on the Barbie brand.
Fine, I’ll talk about it! The Barbie Movie came out this summer and it took girls by storm. No one has specifically asked me to write a column about this, but I feel like it would be wrong not to discuss my thoughts at some point.
Recently I was talking to a friend and we ended up discussing our internships. We had both worked in construction, her this past summer and me in the Spring of 2023.
In high school, I attended an all-girl’s school. I decided to go there because standardized education wasn’t working out for me at all, and I needed a change.