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Theranos: Patient Zero in a National Scandal

November 3, 2021November 24, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

What is Theranos? And who is Elizabeth Holmes?

Before 2015, those who were familiar with Elizabeth Holmes, or her company Theranos, likely looked upon her with admiration. A Stanford University drop-out and the female CEO of an innovative Silicon Valley … Continue reading

Sarah Everard and Dismantling Harmful Rhetoric on Gendered Violence

April 5, 2021November 10, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

The kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard sparked national outcry, evident in the protests, social media posts, and media articles written in response to her death. Her death quickly became a symbol of the violence that women face at the hands of men, and the system that upholds it.

QAnon and the Threat Conspiracy Poses to American Democracy

March 20, 2021November 10, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

In the US imagination, conspiracy theories have been contrived as harmless efforts to explain the unknown. But the power conspiracy theories carry has been made evident by the emergence of QAnon.

A Look at the Impact of Period Poverty on Girls in Kenya

February 26, 2021November 10, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

Girls in Kenya will miss about four days of school each month, or an average of 20% of the school year, because they are on their period. Across the globe, period shame and period poverty contributes to health complications, humiliation, poor access to employment, and other challenges for women.