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The grocer will host a local group of artists selling their work this Saturday.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month offers education, activism

Hannah Burkhart

October means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the world is working together to spread awareness.

The life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: how OU remembers

Isabel Nissley

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy lives on in Athens.

OU celebrates Women Entrepreneurship Week

With the help of both OU’s Center of Entrepreneurship and Women’s Center, OU executed a virtual opportunity for students to gain inspiration from woman founders.

Body Project program helps students challenge appearance ideal

Ohio University’s Counseling and Psychological Services will be hosting sessions of the Body Project, an international program in which female-identifying people work to reshape the idea of what is beautiful.

OU students celebrate Black Women’s History Month

Black women and allies use writing, art and education as ways to celebrate the month.

Members of the campus and community participate in the annual “Take Back the Night” march on Thursday which concludes the two days of events that focused on the survivors of sexual domestic violence and shares their experiences.

Virtual Take Back the Night demonstrates survivor support in social media takeover

The event aims to raise awareness of survivor’s experiences and this year, the event has gone digital due to the coronavirus pandemic, taking place over Twitter.

Ashley Nichole Kadrlik poses for a portrait inside her home in Athens, Ohio on Feb. 29, 2020.

International Women’s Day photoshoot to empower individuals, create connections

Ashley Nichole Photography will host the photoshoot Sunday from 12 p.m. at 4:30 p.m.

International Women’s Day to reflect on women’s historical progress

The international celebration is on March 8, which aims to honor and empower women and their progress.

Women’s History Month to celebrate women, educate allies

The programming features everything from panels of women to film screenings at the Athena Cinema.

Sexism in Hollywood demands greater social change

Though some women are acclaimed in the industry, there are still injustices among the genders.

The Women Pioneers Exhibit in Alden Library on Feb. 2, 2020.

Centennial celebration of women’s suffrage aims for inclusivity of marginalized groups

The semester-long commemoration will consist of numerous events to highlight women’s suffrage and acknowledge the discrimination present within the movement.

Breakfast of Champions to be held in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Hannah Burkhart

Speakers from near and far will be in Athens Saturday to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

SAP has a voucher program that pays for survivors' transportation to and from the hospital. Survivors of rape and sexual assault can seek help by calling SAP's 24-hour hotline at 740-597-SAFE. (FILE)

Human trafficking performance, panel to raise awareness of problem

Gabriella Hayes

A performance of survivors’ journeys of sex trafficking will precede a sex trafficking panel on Tuesday.

(From left to right) Leaders Alex Lenko, Mia White, Shea Shelton and Lexi Fogle of Empowered, a student organization on campus, embrace each other for a portrait on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

University women’s organization empowers and educates through personal connection

Empowered meets every Tuesday in Baker Center 231.

International Women’s Coffee Hour provides safe space for deep conversations