Next time you feel like complaining about your period, think of all of the things it could possibly represent to you, your biological capacities as a woman, and your source of potential for the future.

Model UN brings me confidence, a sense of power that nobody, whether clad in high tops or pumps, can take away from me.

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. “ The companies that make  these try to trick the girls into buying the pink stuff, instead of what the boys want to buy, right?…So, why do all the girls have to buy princesses? Some girls like superheroes. [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. The conventional “wisdom” tells society that males are better at math and science than females. However, these myths are being debunked. As we at The New Agenda shared in September, the difference in male and female brain function, [...]

Conflict with police has become a staple at Occupy Wall Street protests across the land. So why is one woman being singled out to take the blame, being asked to resign, and targeted for ouster? For those not in the know, Linda Katehi is the Chancellor of UC Davis, where a viral video of police [...]

Reprinted with the express permission of the author, from Conservatives for Palin. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. There is a quote that is sometimes misattributed to Winston Churchill: “If you’re not a liberal when you’re 25,you have no heart. If you’re not a [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Even though I was originally born in Los Angeles, I spent the majority of my life in rural Virginia and it was not until high school that I decided to move in with my father back in Los [...]

The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda.       “I want to live where soul meets body and let the sun wrap its arms around me, and bathe my skin in water cool and cleansing, and feel what it’s like to be new.”—Death Cab for Cutie Life [...]

The following post is cross-posted by Erin McNeill’s blog Marketing, Media, and Childhood. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author, and not necessarily those of The New Agenda. Watch this trailer from the Media Education Foundation, which highlights the powerful messages boys are getting from current popular media. Or, as they put it, [...]

Reprinted from The Huffington Post with the express permission of the author and The Huffington Post. During the CNN Tea Party Debate this past Monday, sparks flew over an executive order issued by Governor Rick Perry in 2007 mandating an HPV vaccination for all sixth-grade girls. At that time, Perry was the first (and only) [...]