Op-Ed: Targeting Sex Trafficking through Attacking Male Demand Laura Johnson Sex trafficking, or modern-day human slavery, is a complex global problem that is often addressed through policies and programs that focus on the supply; namely, the female victims and their traffickers. While these efforts are commendable, the men who purchase sex are glaringly absent, rendered … Read more
There is a lot of debate over the value of a college education. Apart from the intellectual value, recent studies indicate that women in particular, benefit financially over the long haul from a college degree. In a recent op-ed, Laura D. Tyson writes, “The dramatic increase in college education among women is one major reason … Read more
If you are hearing the news about increasing food prices, now is a good time to think about how women can be the solution rather than the problem, as the book Half the Sky claims: Bias Against Female Farmers Shrinks Food Harvests What do you think? Would global gender equality in agriculture potentially offset these intermittent … Read more
It is interesting to read the previous post about women feeling empowered in Egypt now in their everyday lives. And really interesting link between sexual harrassment and political frustraction. But what about at the larger “public” levels of society? See this article: women’s organizations are already protesting getting left out of scripting the new constitution–and not … Read more
See this short clip aobut this new show — it’s unique and bold; and it raises the issue of the leadership of men in ending abuse–who wants to take on a discussion about this? TV Show
See this brave group of women who are suing the Pentagon over a culture that seems to condone or cover up rape and sexual harrassment: 17 Victims Sue Pentagon Over ‘Plague’ of Sexual Violence Within the text is this: “The lawsuit cited the Pentagon’s own statistics that reported 3,230 rapes and other sexual assaults in … Read more
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Are these women pointing the way to the future? Barefoot Grandmothers Electrify Rural Communities –Susan Pearce
See this article in the New York Times today: women and girls who flee to a shelter could have to defend their decision before a government panel, and could be sent back home to an honor killing, domestic violence, or other uncertain fate. Does this remind our class of some practices we read about in … Read more
The first act of the new Republican leadership in Congress was to try and repeal the Obama health care act. Their second act is to propose a bill called, “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion.” A key component of the bill is to allow funding for abortion only in the case of “forcible” rape instead of … Read more