https://gizmodo.com/report-amazons-british-warehouse-workers-peed-in-bottl-1825291187 We were talking about this in class so I thought about making the article easier to find. The article talks about Amazon workers who are being punished for outrageous reasons.
https://www.providr.com/vegan-cruelty-free/ I found these article which I found to be pretty interesting. The article talks about the misconception that being vegan means that you are living cruelty-free. The author explains how even though vegans are not consuming animal product the foods that they are consuming comes from overworked workers which means that there is a … Read more
Ellie Waibel Women make up about half of the world’s population, yet only make up about 23% of political participation globally. All over the world, the voices of women are being shut out and systematically ignored. In order to be an advocate for voiceless populations, we desperately need women in politics. However, this is … Read more
We marched for this in the 70s and 80s. North Carolina was 1 of 3 potential states to ratify it. Memory tells me that it lost by one vote in the General Assembly. Do you think it would have a chance in today’s NC GA? One of the commenters asks whether the language needs to … Read more
by Rubia Medina Imagine being a fifteen-year-old girl being forced to marry a thirty-two-year-old man because it is what is “best” for you. This is the reality many girls like Nasoin Akhter face on a daily basis in Bangladesh. During the wedding, brides are expected to be both shy and coy even if they … Read more
Christy Vang Why is it important that Saudi women should have the right and access to education? According to religious and conservative views, women’s primary duties are being mothers, nurturers, and teachers. However, progressively, women’s duties are more than just that. They help society succeed by preparing future leaders and engaging in the economy … Read more
As immigration enforcement has risen, it has enriched the private prison industry, including corporations such as GEO. What are the legal and ethical responsibilities of these institutions? Are they skirting rights protections of detainees because these are not government-run? Are they doing so because detainees are primarily undocumented? This article exposes a detention center in … Read more
Rosalinda Kowalczewski Imagine that time of month coming around, but you do not have any hygiene products to use. Females across the world are shunned and stigmatized about a monthly visit that they cannot control. Imagine young girls budding into … Read more
Review of the film, Wadjda, by Haifaa al-Mansour Lizz Grimsley Ten-year old Saudi girl, Wadjda, is best friends with a boy, wears blue jeans and sneakers under her abaya, and longs for a bike. She is the subject of strikingly different kind of film about Saudi women, written and directed by Saudi Arabia’s first female … Read more
Kari Carr She was 14 years old and running away from abuse. Within 24 hours a man approached her and asked if she was hungry and needed a place to stay. She hadn’t eaten in days and it had just begun to rain. He seemed nice. He was well dressed. It seemed a better alternative … Read more