Web site of maps about women’s statuses and statistics globally
This could be a useful site for some of your research papers. http://www.womanstats.org/maps.html
Susan Pearce
Unraveling the Somaly Mam Controversy
Our group has just read and discussed, The Road of Lost Innocence, by Somaly Mam and examined the controversy surrounding her life story and work with AFESIP to help Cambodian victims of sex trafficking. A number of journalists maintained that she fabricated some of the events told in her life story to fit Western stereotypes of … Read more
How I answer the question “what are you?”
This is me, brown eyes, light skin and curly hair. To those I call my people, I look like them and to those who don’t know me, I look ambiguous. I’ve been working as a waitress for quite some time now and I meet lots of people throughout my week. Since my first week, I’ve … Read more
The Bible’s #MeToo Problem
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/opinion/sunday/women-the-bible-metoo.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region This is written by a pastor, who is asking about the stories of women in the Bible who experienced sexual assaults.
Op-ed: Protesting India’s Inadequate Rape Laws
Savannah Bynum The fundamental issues in India can be found in their outdated laws pertaining to what constitutes rape. Rape in India is defined as “penile penetration into the vagina,” which entails that only a man can be the perpetrator and only a woman can be the victim. The Indian Penal Code of 1860, with … Read more
Child Marriage in Afghanistan
By Asha Allamby Soon to be wed Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider 11, Ghowr Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Stephanie Sinclair) Beaten, molested, and imprisoned. These are just a few of the consequences that are all too familiar among child brides in Afghanistan. The majority of these girls have been married off before they … Read more
Southern Africa’s Contraceptive Control
Abigail Detwiller Puberty is a crucial step as girls prepare for the decisions and responsibilities of sexuality and reproduction. Faridah Nalubega, a 26 year-old woman intended to have just two or three children, the most she felt she could afford by selling fried fish in Kampala, Uganda, according to PAI, a U.S.-based family-planning advocacy group. … Read more
Is There a “Right Way” to Raise Your Baby in the Limelight?
Recently Kylie Jenner has gotten a lot of backlash on how to raise her baby. We all want to relate to celebrities and how they live their lives, but then when they slip up the hateful comments and personal opinions come out. Kylie has gotten backlash for going to Coachella for a whole weekend and … Read more
The (Un)Happy Tale of Nigerian Women
Leangei Gomez Nuñez The PM News (Nigerian News) reported that a man named M.Y. murdered his wife on the 17th of November 2011 for refusing to have sex with him. He was sent to the prison by the Ilorian Magistrate Court [PM News, 2012] One in every four women in Nigeria experience domestic violence … Read more
What is Female Genital Mutilation and How Do We Stop It?
By Giuliana Davis Let’s examine the average 12-year-old girl. Having just starting understanding how men will a play a role in her life, she spends her time day dreaming over the boy she met in school. She enjoys playing with her friends, and experimenting with makeup. She shouldn’t have a care in the world, … Read more