“Well I was and yet I was invisible, that was the fundamental contradiction. I was and yet I was unseen.” Ralph Ellison (1952). This statement eloquently illustrates how femicide persists in the United States today as it has done throughout history. The lack of the term in American society shows how invisible women’s murders are despite their … Read more
My final paper is centered on the high rates of femicide in Mexico and the feminist mobilizations that have developed in response. It is important to acknowledge how gender inequality is strongly correlated with gender-based violence to grasp the mechanisms that have fostered such conditions. Throughout history, a number of factors have contributed to the culture of … Read more
Russian performance artist Gena Marvin challenges political and social expectations through her work. She performs in public on the streets of Moscow, often wearing ethereal costumes made of found materials, and wearing striking, alien-like make-up. She defies the Russian authorities by performing in public places. One of Marvin’s performances involves taping the Russian flag colors to her body and walking … Read more
The overturn of Roe v. Wade had a huge impact on public opinion in France, inspiring fear that abortion rights could be withdrawn at any time. The United States is perceived as a liberal country, similar to France. People were concerned when this occurred in a country like the US, since if it happened there, they feared it could … Read more
An article released by the Pew Research Center focuses on the gender pay gap in the United States. Essentially, the gender pay gap in the United States has pretty much stayed the same over the past 20 years. In 2022, women earned 82% of what men made, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of full- and part-time … Read more
In an article published on September 1, 2023, UN News sheds light on worrying developments regarding the new draft law in Iran. This law imposes new punishments on women and girls who don’t wear the headscarf in public. A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed deep concern about this draft law. They hold that this draft law could be viewed as a form of gender apartheid, … Read more
Frias (2023) first gives an overview of how the term “femicide” came to be. Often, in Mexico, the terms femicide and feminicide are used to refer to gender-based violence against women. Diana H. Russell coined the term femicide at the first International Tribunal on Crimes against Women in 1976 to describe the murder of women by … Read more
The word ‘capitalism’ conjures up both good and bad images for us. We think about economic freedom, efficient production, and economic growth. A few negative aspects of capitalism that come to mind are its role in supporting major income gaps, causing class conflict, and fostering social inequalities. Or at least these are the things that come to my mind when I think about capitalism. My point is that … Read more
For this week’s weekly post, I selected an article that discusses how a federal judge in Tulsa refused to block an Oklahoma law that makes providing gender-affirming health care to young transgender people a felony offense. As a result of the new law, medical treatments, such as puberty-blocking drugs and hormones, will no longer be … Read more
Maria Jose Ventura discusses throughout her article how Women’s collective action in Mexico has gained greater media exposure since 2016, specifically focusing on the rise in violence against women and femicide across Mexican states. Alfaro points out that Mexican Women’s Collective Action has been influenced by the women’s movements across Latin America and the US. Specifically, she mentions the impact of … Read more