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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

Our own frequency

The toxic cultural fixation on vocal fry and uptalk disproportionately target women
Yixuan (Joyce) Li and Aletheia Ju
December 13, 2024
Photoillustration by Ellie Wang

Women insulting other women online enables toxic internalized misogyny

Women should avoid insulting other women’s appearance to combat toxic misogyny
Suhana Mahabal and Asha Wojciechowski
October 25, 2024
Many female students deal with mansplaining in classroom settings.

Explaining mansplaining

Students and staff share their perspectives on guys talking over others
Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS

Women shaping the future

Exploring the aspirations and passions of six inspiring women and girls from MVHS
Avni Gandhi, Aashna Patel, and Jiya Singh
April 20, 2023

Dismantling the ‘girlboss’ in the mirror

Reflecting on the negative impact of idolizing strong women
April Wang, Copy Editor
October 7, 2022
Photo by Claire Yang and Jayanti Jha

Women of impact: Chemistry teacher Kavita Gupta featured in National Geographic documentary

How Gupta and her students feel about her accomplishments outside of school
Claire Yang and Jayanti Jha
November 23, 2019
The opening slide from the WiSTEM interest meeting presentation. Slide used with permission from Claire Wen

Back from the brink: A new start for WiSTEM

In the face of last year’s disappointments, the Women in STEM club holds its first meeting to promote a new start
Alyssa Umino
September 26, 2019
Empowered Women Empower Women

Empowered Women Empower Women

We need to stop pitting women against each other
Lakshanyaa Ganesh
May 22, 2019
Pocket-sized: A rant on women’s pockets

Pocket-sized: A rant on women’s pockets

Women’s struggles with illegitimate pockets
Emily Xia
May 8, 2019
A recap for Girls Empowerment Project

A recap for Girls Empowerment Project

GEP’s events this school year
Rucha Soman and Chelsea Wong
April 12, 2019
The S-word: the prevalence of slut shaming at MVHS

The S-word: the prevalence of slut shaming at MVHS

Women address slut-shaming in their lives
Shuvi Jha and Ayah Ali-Ahmad
April 12, 2019
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