From reproductive rights to women in sport, lots has changedโand changed againโin the last 50 years. Our annual Womenโs Issue takes a look at some of the issues facing women today, and looks ahead to new frontiers. Read the stories from this year’s Women’s Issue: Title IX, 50 Years Later: The landmark civil rights bill […]
international women’s day
V is for Inclusion
Donning colors of pink, red and purple, women of all backgrounds and appearances acted out Eve Ensler’s riveting writings at this year’s mid-February performances of “The Vagina Monologues“, held in both Bend and Madras. Having a performance in a place beyond Bend is just one way the show producers aimed to make it more inclusive. […]
Boots and Brews
The morning following International Women’s Day, a small group of women gathered in a garage at Bridge 99 Brewery in Bend. I was expecting more pink, but I only spied a single pair of pink rubber boots on a tiny blonde lugging around 50-pound bags of malt. “We grow the barleyโwe plant it, we grow […]

