On Studying the Koran
A former student living in Turkey sent me this article which I thought you might be interested in : http://www.economist.com/node/21542162.
Susan Pearce
Welcome from Dr. Mathews
Welcome to the blog for Spring 2012. Students in my course, Anthropology 3200, “Women’s Roles in Cross-Cultural Perspective,” will be sharing op-ed pieces about critical issues affecting women during the semester. I invite them to take a tour of the blog and explore the links, older postings, book reviews and previous op-ed pieces. We will … Read more
LGBT Rights in Poland and South Korea
Poland and South Korea have both undergone significant societal changes within recent decades. Both societies democratized suddenly after long periods under authoritarian rule, whether military or communist. For gays and lesbians in South Korea and Poland, these changes brought exciting new opportunities, but also major obstacles. One of the largest hurdles they face is the … Read more
Feminism’s Approach to the Global North/Global South Dichotomy
With increased globalization comes an increased global awareness of the educational, financial and healthcare disparities between the women residing in the global north and the global south. The global north/global south terminology is fairly new, and refers to developed nations in the northern hemisphere and the underdeveloped nations in the southern hemisphere, respectively. With this … Read more
Despite rapid growth and increasing prosperity, India Continues to Let Girls Die
In a news story out today, the sex ratio of girls to boys under age 8 has worsened dramatically over the past decade. Ten years ago, there wree 927 females alive at age 8 for every 1000 boys alive. According to India’s most recent census it is now 914 females for every 1000 males alive … Read more
Violence against School Girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Jessica Anderson From 1996 through 2001, the Taliban banned education for girls in Afghanistan. Afterward, remnants of the Taliban continued to attack and destroy girls’ schools. Violence against schoolgirls is so extreme that 80% of schools in southern Afghanistan have been closed. In many ways, the situation is improving today. Girls in Afghanistan may … Read more
Gendering the Immigration Debate
In today’s New York Times, there are two pieces regarding immigration and Latinos — unrelated articles, but developments to pay attention to. First is the announcement that Obama is going to recruit Latina actresses to help promote his ideas for immigration reform. Second is a piece asking for a discussion over whether the U.S. needs … Read more
Transgendered individual abused in Baltimore McDonald’s
A warning: this is a graphic video. Transgender Attack
SEX TRAFFICKING IN MOLDOVA AND RUSSIA—WHAT CAN BE DONE? Claire Fletcher Consider the story of Angela, a young woman from an extremely poor area of rural Moldova, who was sold into sex slavery at the age of 20. Angela had hoped to get a waitressing job in Italy via her cousin, who resides there. Eager … Read more
Women oppose the death penalty
This article points out the gender gap in beliefs about the death penalty. It also demonstrates women’s leadership in social movements other than women’s rights movements: http://www.womensenews.org/story/crime-policylegislation/110424/the-death-penalty-gender-gap Susan Pearce