El Estoque

Dismantling the ‘girlboss’ in the mirror

April Wang, Copy Editor • October 7, 2022

I remember the first time I watched “Mulan,” I was enamored with Mulan’s countless shows of strength and skill. I saw her as the epitome of a strong Chinese woman, and thought to myself that she...

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

Claire Yang and Jayanti Jha • November 23, 2019

How Gupta and her students feel about her accomplishments outside of school

Back from the brink: A new start for WiSTEM

Alyssa Umino • September 26, 2019

In the face of last year’s disappointments, the Women in STEM club holds its first meeting to promote a new start

Empowered Women Empower Women

Lakshanyaa Ganesh • May 22, 2019

he rise of the 21st Century has brought in a generation that is more aware, sensitive and progressive in relation to issues that have been plaguing our country for years — more specifically, in support...

Pocket-sized: A rant on women’s pockets

Emily Xia • May 8, 2019

Women’s struggles with illegitimate pockets

A recap for Girls Empowerment Project

Rucha Soman and Chelsea Wong • April 12, 2019

Girls Empowerment Project (GEP) is a club that attempts to shed light on the inequality women face by giving a voice to the silenced. Since 2016, GEP has been welcoming people of all races, genders and...

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

Shuvi Jha and Ayah Ali-Ahmad • April 12, 2019

“She was wearing a bralette; what did she expect?” “What a whore; she’s slept with four guys.” “She is such a slut; she deserves all this.” lut shaming refers to the practice...

Empowering women in the STEM field from the perspective of MVRT

Aditya Dash • December 4, 2017

Why MVRT decided to hold a Symposium about women in STEM

Defying gender stereotypes through a love of computer science

Ilena Peng • March 30, 2017

Students and teachers discuss their experiences as women in computer science and other STEM fields

Students celebrate International Women’s Day

Chetana Ramaiyer • March 9, 2017

People around the world show their support for women by wearing red on International Women’s Day

San Jose Women’s March: Why I march

Ruth Feng, Katerina Pappas • January 22, 2017

When did equality become so radical?

Cynthia Mao • October 8, 2012

When we were deciding the special report topic for this issue, we initially shied away from calling it feminism. Concerns were raised that the word would alienate a large part of the student body — but...