Mistreatment of women in the workplace has been a long-standing issue for decades, but has gained attention since the rise of the #MeToo movement in the United States in 2017. Even after the impact that #MeToo has had in the cultural mind, many still argue that workplace sexism does not truly happen, that it is … Read more
The next study I discuss by Lisnek et. al (2022) that I will be using for my paper uses a survey to conduct three separate studies on linkages/perceptions between women having more of a voice – through movements like #MeToo – and men feeling increasingly victimized. When this study talks about men’s victimization, they are … Read more
Starkey et. al (2019) conduct this study to figure out how “silence breakers” occur in media in different nations – the United States, Japan, Australia, and India – and what other frames are used in regards to silence breakers. Silence breakers is a term that came from a Time Magazine issue, talking about those who … Read more
At the beginning of the semester, my paper was more focused on gendered differences in policing of protests. However, my paper topic has switched to focusing on conducting a comparative analysis on women in the workplace in the United States and Sweden, how gendered workplace mistreatment affects women’s health, and the cultural receptivity of the … Read more
In this article, CNN explores the relationship between climate change and inequality, explaining that climate change exacerbates societal issues, including gender inequality. They explore girl’s education in Nigeria, food insecurity in Brazil, human trafficking in the Philippines, maternal health in Pakistan, migration in Guatemala, child marriage in Bangladesh, and gender-based violence in Kenya. In Nigeria, … Read more
Last week, Russia’s supreme court banned LGBTQ+ activism, labeling it an extremist movement. A few days after the news broke, Russian police started raiding LGBTQ+ venues, claiming that it was a drug raid. During these raids, the police checked and took pictures of those they found in these clubs. There have been many LGBTQ+ venues … Read more
In our class, we have read numerous papers on varying feminist theories. The feminist theories we have covered include intersectionality, lesbianism, orientalism, and more. Additionally, we have read the book Unfree: Migrant Domestic Work in Arab States by Rhacel Parrenas. This book studies the livelihood of female domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more
The UNRWA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency – is said to run out of fuel supply in three days, according to the Director-General Philippe Lazzarini today in a press conference. The UNRWA provides relief for Palestinian refugees. Without fuel, the UNRWA cannot perform its job and provide aid to its fullest extent. With … Read more
The Human Rights Campaign has now enacted a “national state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people”. This came about because of the FBI’s 2022 Annual Crime Report that came out about a week ago. This crime report reports data on crimes ranging from homicides to property crimes, and includes data on hate crimes. The 2022 annual … Read more
For my paper, I’m wanting to explore the intersection between police response towards protests and gender. I think that global cultural differences create differences in policing, due to different status quo objectives. Essentially, policing of protests escalates as the perceived power/threat of the protest increases (against the status quo). For example, while in the U.S. … Read more