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The Voice of Wakefield High School

The Howler

The Voice of Wakefield High School

The Howler

The Voice of Wakefield High School

The Howler

Despite many efforts to reduce gender inequality through the United States and other parts of the world, women remain drastically underrepresented in sports. The marginalization of women in athletics continues to justify a significant wage gap between genders.

Women in sports battle for equal spotlight

Addyson Hall, Features Editor March 26, 2026

Despite the vast achievements made by women in sports, they are continuously overlooked and undermined by both the media and the general public. Deep-rooted gender stereotypes persist in the modern world,...

There are numerous groups of people who are not able to use a gendered bathroom. There's an easy solution: making gender-neutral bathrooms more available.

The necessity of gender neutral restrooms

Nic Cazin, Co-Editor-in-Chief November 1, 2022

Warning for mentions of sexual and physical assault, and transphobia. For most people, using a public restroom doesn’t require a second thought. They know which bathroom was made for them and is safe...

Heartstopper is normalizing queer relationships

Heartstopper is normalizing queer relationships

Maya Johnson, Copy Editor May 27, 2022

As the world becomes more accepting of the LGBTQ community, movies and TV shows are rushing to include queer couples to prove themselves as allies and appeal to a wider audience. Many homosexual and transgender...

On the left, 3 people stand on an equal amount of crates looking over a fence to watch a baseball game but the shortest one can't see. On the right, there is equity because each person has the number of crates they need to see.

Equality isn’t enough

Daijah DeForge, Co-Editor-In-Chief October 29, 2020

Equality has been a goal for centuries for many minority groups. Whether it comes from the patriarchy, racist systems, ableist ideas, etc. people are still fighting the war for equality. Now don’t get...

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