By Minnah Stein • Her Campus • FSU Contributor • January 20, 2021 at 10:00am According to CNN, women accounted for all of the jobs lost last month. They report, “US employers cut 140,000 jobs in December… Women [lost] 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000.” Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5.4 million women have lost their jobs. This is largely due to … Continue reading
Minnah Selected to Participate in the Elect Her Training Day
The following is a compilation of two articles written by Running Start and Her Campus. Women make up half of the population, but less than one in four elected leaders are women. When women run, they win at the same rates as men – the problem is that there aren’t enough women running. We know now that countries … Continue reading
Five Scary Movies You Likely Haven’t Seen, but Should
Here’s my latest article for Her Campus. Halloween is almost upon us. As fun as the Addams Family and the Sanderson Sisters are, we spend the same thirty-one nights of Halloween with them every year. And now, with the Halloween season being spent mostly indoors, we might run through the scary classics quickly. So, this … Continue reading
Democracy Isn’t a Spectator Sport: An Interview With Jen Rafferty
This is my latest article for Her Campus. “Democracy isn’t a spectator sport,” shared Jen Rafferty as she told me about what prompted her to get involved in this year’s election. “I mean, [gestures vaguely at everything]. If not now, when?” Jen is a dedicated warrior for democracy. There are many causes she believes in, … Continue reading
Predicted Voter Turnout in 2020
This is my latest Her Campus article. After all of the ballots have been counted in November, we could have seen the highest voter turnout in the past 100 years. It’s predicted that this general election is going to have an unprecedented number of people casting their votes through the mail or in person. As everything that … Continue reading
We All Sweat; Let’s Talk About It
This is my most recent article for Her Campus. You may read it here or on the Her Campus website. We can all admit, sweating is kinda gross. But living in Florida, being sweaty is inevitable. It’s a natural part of life – we all sweat. So why do we feel so ashamed for other people to … Continue reading
Schitt’s Creek Sweeps the Emmys
This is my latest article for Her Campus. You may read it here or on the Her Campus website. If you have never seen Schitt’s Creek before, you probably felt like you did by the end of the Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sep. 20. But in case you still don’t know much about the show, it’s about … Continue reading
Getting Crafty With Your Small Business
This is my latest article. You may read it here or on Her Campus. To use her own words, I am as pleased as punch to introduce you to Danielle Spurge. She is the owner of The Merriweather Council shop on Etsy where she sells embroidered initial necklaces. The first year she was in … Continue reading
High School Sexual Assault Survivor Daisy Coleman Dies By Suicide at Age 23
Those like me who are fighting to end sexual harassment and assault in K-12 schools and on college campuses across our country have lost a committed ally in the fight. Daisy Coleman was a sexual assault survivor-turned advocate. Coleman was just 14 in 2012 when she alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Matthew Barnett, … Continue reading
COVID-19 Won’t Stop the Momentum, “Hire Her Back”
Part of my Reel Mamas Chicago Fellowship was writing articles for inclusion on their website. Reel Mamas Chicago is an organization helping women break in to and succeed in the film industry. This article was published on the Reel Mamas Chicago website on July 28. You may read it there or here. There is no … Continue reading