Abby Worthington, Arcadia University

With cats gaining more of a positive reputation lately, it’s time to uncover the fraught history that women share with their feline companions.

Peyton Conner, Indiana University

As these women continue to be clad in revealing outfits that add nothing to their personas, fans are demanding better representation for them.

Mariam Nasief, Columbia University

#FreeBritney is at its peak — and through it we see a woman trying to regain control of her life being met with corruption, sexism and abuse.

Sarah Esquivel, University of Texas at San Antonio

The New York Times documentary boldly exposes the dark underbelly of Hollywood stardom, showing how tabloid culture exploited, harassed and vilified a young popstar — and how the people around her failed to protect her.

Nnekakwo Adibe, Lesley University

The genre allows women to shift deeply ingrained power dynamics.

Samantha Havela, University of Michigan

Male High school students from Québec made big waves as they challenged the sexism and oversexualization of female bodies built into school clothing regulations.

Eva Halvax, University of Arizona

Hidden behind the memes is a show that embodied the racism, homophobia and transphobia of fashion and reality TV, and both audiences and former cast members are pushing back.

Ailun Shi, UC Berkeley

Everyone has heard of toxic masculinity’s pressure on men to conform. But this trend can be just as damaging to women.

Katie Klear, Columbia College Chicago

Sexism conjures up ideas of women being victimized. Mistakenly, the term is never used to describe discrimination against intersex people.

Janani Mangai Srinivasan, Wake Forest University

It’s such a nebulous category, and has a host of problems — including how it can often reinforce the gender binary.

Abby Webb, Rice University

Year after year, the Academy proves itself ignorant of female-driven stories.

Emma Lichtenstein, Brandeis University

The long-running reality show’s season finale — which finally looked at some of its problematic issues — was actually good.

Kate Maxwell, NC State University

Lyndsey Scott had some choice words for the trolls who discounted her coding chops.

Candace Baker, University of Texas at Austin

Can we all agree that Serena looked fierce in that outfit and move on?

Katie Sheets, University of Vermont

Her heated argument with the umpire cast a light on sexism in tennis.

Monica Petrucci, Emerson College

Looking at the countless imbalances women face beyond #MeToo.

Kayla Platoff, Maryville University

In health care, despite decades of scientific advancement, systematic sexism is still alive and well — unlike the women it’s killing.

Sarah Lynch, Marist College

Women receive mixed messages about how their ‘good girl’ persona might help or hinder their career goals.

Rebecca Crosby, American University

In an era of free nipples and female empowerment, dress codes feel more regressive each day.

Rebecca Crosby, American University

Several college-oriented Instagram accounts are objectifying women while their followers remain oblivious.

Rebecca Crosby, American University

Being the single most popular compliment to women does not make ‘you’re not like other girls’ any more genuine or praise-worthy.

Aaron Lynch, Front Range Community College

Not all men objectify women behind the safety of closed doors, and a running candidate for president should never have claimed that we do.

Olivia Wickstrom, Portland State University

The writer, director and star of “Girls” is the voice of our generation as the ideal role model for any twenty-something female.