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-22 posts tagged "gender equality"
Letter to the Editor and Nelisha Silva | Friday, February 4, 2022
It’s been an exciting week for Fighting Irish basketball. After a few down seasons, Notre Dame welcomed a highly ranked conference opponent to Purcell Pavilion with an opportunity for a marquee win to put the program firmly back on the national map. The crowd was electric before tip-off and maintained that energy throughout a back-and-forth
Uyen Le, Chris Russo, Spencer Kelly and Lilyann Gardner | Monday, September 27, 2021
The anonymous messages on Yik Yak targeting Saint Mary’s students showed that fraught gender relations in the tri-campus community are not a thing of the past. Despite institutional and cultural shifts, many women here continue to be subjected to sexist attacks and microaggressions. This week’s edition of From the Archives seeks to uncover Notre Dame’s
Elizabeth Prater | Wednesday, March 24, 2021
On March 18, Ali Kershner, a sports performance coach at Stanford University, posted a photo comparing the weight rooms for the NCAA women’s and men’s basketball tournament. The post went viral — and for good reason. While the men’s teams had a room with power racks and Olympic bars and weights, the women’s teams were
Evan McKenna, Renee Pierson, Elizabeth Carter and Maggie Clark | Monday, September 21, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is the first story in a two-part series featuring Molly Kinder. The series will be continued on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The second story was published on Wednesday, September 23. A Sept. 20, 2000 cartoon published in The Observer features five figures integral to the fight for diversity at Notre Dame. Standing between
Eva Analitis | Monday, September 21, 2020
Dear Justice Ginsburg, My heart dropped on Friday when I heard of your passing. Just a day earlier, I had been listening to your voice in a recording of the oral arguments for Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin while working on a project. You were a constant force in our nation: a reliable,
Krista Lourdes Akiki | Friday, April 24, 2020
Women are responding to the pandemic with a daring, yet humble attitude. The roles that women are taking on to help end the COVID-19 crisis are making the headlines across the world. In fact, it seems that women are facing heightened risks of exposure during these challenging times, primarily due to a disproportionate representation among
Ben Testani | Thursday, October 3, 2019
Many people have written in The Observer about gender inequality in the dorm system at Notre Dame. Typically, they focus on issues such as uneven enforcement of parietals or alcohol rules between the men’s and women’s halls. These are valid complaints, and most Notre Dame students would probably agree that men’s halls are far less
Kay Bontempo | Friday, April 12, 2019
The storied tradition of Notre Dame Football has included 11 national titles, seven Heisman Trophy recipients and “Rudy” moment or two, but Friday may see something brand-new for the University: a female mascot. Sophomore Lynnette Wukie has made it through the initial application process to become a finalist for the beloved leprechaun role. On Friday
Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 5, 2019
Notre Dame head women’s basketball coach Muffet McGraw is making headlines across the nation after calling for gender equality Thursday in a press conference at the Final Four in Tampa, Florida. “I’m getting tired of the novelty of ‘the first female governor of this state,’ ‘the first female African American mayor of this city,’” McGraw
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
I was sent the leggings letter by my daughter, a student at Notre Dame. I would like to share my feedback on it. We will start with this: Princess Leia? Is this woman serious? First of all, Princess Leia was a leader — strong, funny, smart. She saved countless people and was willing to sacrifice