Alexys Pardo

In the United States children are taught that our country is the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are taught that our military is made up of a bunch of brave men and women who are putting their lives on the line to serve and protect us. While this is … Read more

Article Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/black-women-girls-murder-rate-us This article discusses the issue of Black women and girls being killed at an increasing rate in the United States. It was noted that according to statistics released by the FBI, that approximately four black women and girls are murdered each day in the United States. It was also reported that there … Read more

Article Link: https://womensenews.org/2021/09/no-justice-no-freedom-medical-abuse-in-private-prisons/   In the article “No Justice, No Freedom: Medical Abuse in Private Prisons”, the author talks about how it has been a year since some of the victims of medical abuse in U.S. private prisons have spoke out about how doctors preformed gynecological procedures on them without knowing what exactly they were doing. … Read more

Link to Article: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/press-release-the-shadow-pandemic-of-violence-against-women-during-covid-19   I found a very interesting article about the affects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on violence against women. The article refers to the spike in domestic violence against women as the “Shadow Pandemic”. It was noted that due to many of the shelter-in-place regulations amidst the spread of COVID-19, that … Read more