Karla Stevenson Mastracchio

A professor of writing, feminism, and cultural studies at The University of Tampa and The University of South Florida and consultant focused on media analysis and strategic engagement.

Ambitious AF

Feminism on Facebook

Do I have a fucked up feminism? I've been asking myself that. I hate putting swear words in writing. I have no problem saying them, but there's something "different" about almost needlessly aggressive about writing them in a sentence. Right now, however, that's the question I've been asking

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Office Culture in Trump's America

So I don’t know about you, but when Donald Trump won, to say that I was pretty sad about it was the understatement of the century. Being in a Red state though, I totally saw this shit coming. But - being in a red state that happens to be

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Introducing Ambitious AF

Hey y’all and welcome to Milk’s new column, Ambitious AF. This column is about women, and women who work, with a little politics and pop culture peppered in to make things interesting. I wanted to write this because, like many women I know, I’m ambitious AF but

I Went To Work On Wednesday, Here's Why

I am not taking the day off. I am working today, not only because I can’t afford to do so (I unfortunately don’t have enough Paid Time Off in my leave bank) but because I don’t want to. I’ve thought a lot about this and what

Misogyny and Friends: What Roger Ailes Can Teach us About the Politics of Workplace Harassment

I remember the first time I experienced sexism as a working professional. While the word adulting wasn’t a thing yet — we’re talking 2004 here — I was really young and probably trying embarrassingly hard for people to take me seriously. Adulting was hard enough without having to complicate life