Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson, Author at Women's eNews

Black Lesbian Leaders Discuss Coming Together, Raising the Profile

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson ● Politics ● July 5, 2016

“Lumping all lesbians into the same pool has been frustrating and stagnating for us,” says the organizer of a recent gathering for black lesbians in New York. Without a single major study on black lesbians, these women say it’s time to focus.

NYC Vows 500 More High School Teams for Girls

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● August 16, 2015

The new sports teams, according to the city’s Department of Education, will come over the next four years as the country’s largest school system responds to a Title IX complaint brought by the National Women’s Law Center.

Women’s Soccer Heads to Finals: Highlights Here

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● July 5, 2015

The Canadian tournament is sure to leave its mark on sports history. It was played in the shadows of a huge FIFA scandal but under a hot summer sun that heated the artificial turf in some fields to 120 degrees Farenheit.

Tweeters Celebrate Swift, Steep Tumble of Tim Hunt

By Eryn Ashleigh Mathewson & Por Alison Bowen ● Arts & Culture ● June 11, 2015

Science watchers on Twitter are overjoyed. In the span of just a few days–far less time than it took Larry Summers to leave Harvard–a Nobel laureate resigned over comments about “the trouble with girls in science.”

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Eryn's Latest Articles

Black Lesbian Leaders Discuss Coming Together, Raising the Profile

NYC Vows 500 More High School Teams for Girls

Women’s Soccer Heads to Finals: Highlights Here

Tweeters Celebrate Swift, Steep Tumble of Tim Hunt