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Who Run the World?: A Study of Female Empowerment in Underdeveloped Countries

Understanding Purpose: The Impact of Sustainable Change

Educating Young Girls in Africa- How College Students Can Help

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Who Run the World?: A Study of Female Empowerment in Underdeveloped Countries

Antiquated social constructs that “women belong in the kitchen” are inhibiting economic growth and environmentally-friendly behaviors in...

Understanding Purpose: The Impact of Sustainable Change

MY STORY Growing up in a biracial family with two immigrant parents, multiculturalism embodies my life and fuels my identity. While this...

Educating Young Girls in Africa- How College Students Can Help

Hello everyone! My name is Kerry McCann and I am currently a freshman studying Forensic Science here at Penn State. On May 7th, I will be...

Where Are You From?

Where are you from? A simple question, a conversation starter, that we don't give much thought to and can often answer with little to no...

Days for Girls

Recently, I had the pleasure of traveling to King of Prussia, Pennsylvania with Schreyer for Women! We began our day early, and after...

My Story: Navigating Mental Health in College

College isn’t easy, but college isn’t meant to be easy. College is a challenge. It challenges everything we’ve ever experienced, all...

Why I Do What I Do

I recall walking merrily into school on my fifth birthday, swinging my curly ponytail and wearing the purple dress Mamie (my grandmother)...

It's a Very Scary Time

“I say that it’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of” – Donald...

Escaping the Self-Doubt Spiral

Dear Reader, You may be familiar with a little phenomenon I like to call the vicious spiral of self-doubt. After all, SfW’s blog is aimed...

This Needs to Stop

For the month of May, I spent my time student teaching in D.C. When people ask me about it, I smile and say, “It was a great...