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Photo of a #MeToo sign on a stick, painted in black on a white background. Photo was taken when protestors gathered against gender-based and sexual violence called by the Effronte-e-s Collective, on Republique square in Paris, France, on October 29, 2017.

Voices & Opinion

POV: What the Battle for Women’s Suffrage Tells Us about #MeToo 100 Years Later

August 13, 2020

A photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez speaking on the House floor

Politics

AOC’s Response to Ted Yoho: How the Media Covered It

July 24, 2020

Portrait of CAS Religion Professor Kecia Ali in an office surrounded by books. She shits in an armchair holding a book, and doesn't wear shows.

Gender

Kecia Ali to Examine Gender Bias in Academia

July 15, 2020

LGBTQ+

Pride… But Make it Virtual: Can’t-Miss Events for the BU Community

June 19, 2020

The BU Queer Activist Collective executive board during a Zoom meeting.

LGBTQ+

BU’s Queer Activist Collective Celebrates Pride at Home

June 12, 2020

A photo of anchor Will Reeves on live television with no pants on

Sociology

Is Beauty’s Double Standard for Women in the Public Eye Dead?

June 8, 2020

Rebecca Printze (CFA’20) (left) and Leroy Davis rehearse "As One"

Arts & Culture

CFA Fringe Festival Launches Today

October 3, 2019

University News

BU Making More Single-Occupancy Bathrooms Gender-Neutral

April 3, 2019

Global

In Celebration of International Women’s Day

March 8, 2019

A student walks down Com Ave in front of Marsh Plaza

Gender

New BU Panel on Gender-Based Harassment Gets to Work

February 28, 2019

Portrait of the Vibes women-only dance team posing on stairs outside in Boston

Greek Life

New Lawsuit Raises Old Question: Is It Time for Single-Sex Clubs to Go?

December 11, 2018

A woman drops a ballot into a ballot box

Orientation

What Massachusetts Voters Need to Know about 2018 Ballot Questions

November 5, 2018

3 headshots of political candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (CAS’11), Gina Ortiz Jones (CAS’03, GRS’03), and Ayanna Pressley, Massachusetts candidate for the House of Representatives

Race

Not Politics as Usual

November 1, 2018

A person holds up a transgender symbol on paper

Gender

What Transgender Means to Me

October 29, 2018

A portrait of Rachel Bennetts and Brian Stanley

Gender

Students Help Spur Campus Increase in “All-Gender” Restrooms

October 3, 2018

American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 2018 Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from New York's 14th Congressional District, speaks to a crowd at Boston University on October 2, 2018.

Alumni

Rising Democratic Star Ocasio-Cortez Urges Students to Become Activists

October 2, 2018

Student researcher Elizabeth Hannigan working with archaeological artifacts found in the Maya city of Xultún

Global

Examining a Woman’s Role—1,300 Years Ago

July 5, 2018

Déanna Clarke-Campbell (CAS’21) performs

Science & Technology

Hamilton Music Gets an Infusion of New Voices

April 30, 2018

SheHacks Boston

Science & Technology

SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal

January 26, 2018

SheHacks Boston Student Organizers Are #makingthenewnormal