Gender-based violence

Stop Sex-Trafficking in Nigeria

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 –Leila McInnis Hundreds of thousands of women are taken from their homes every year and forced to have sex for money. Sex-trafficking is defined by the US State Department as “the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for sexual exploitation through the use of fraud, force, or coercion” (Strege, 2008:98). There are … Read more

Zambia Acid Attack

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This article tells the story of a 13 year old girl who had acid thrown on her by an older man whom was rejected as a suitor so that she could continue her education. The author discusses how acid crime has risen since the 1960’s, and how easily it is obtained on the internet and … Read more

Street Harassment Plagues Women the World Over

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This BBC article succinctly sums up the issue of street harassment, a type of harassment that can involve cat-calling, groping, lewd comments, verbal threats/coercion, and may escalate into violence.  Every woman I know, including yours truly, has endured frequent street harassment wherever we go, not only while here at East Carolina University.  Many men consider … Read more

Invasion of the Vagina

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This article does a great job underlining the ridicule in radical anti-choicers’ arguments. This article points out that radical pro-lifers are often more interested in the mistreatment (punishment) of the women undergoing an abortion than the welfare of children. The unequal treatment of men and women when it comes to anti-choicers’ arguments also reveals a … Read more

Honor killings in the United States

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/23/opening-statement-begin-monday-arizona-honor-killing/ This article is a couple months old but since we recently discussed honor killings I felt it was relevant. This is a case of honor killing in the Arizona in which a Iraqi man killed his daughter and injured his daughter’s boyfriend’s mother because his daughter had become too “westernized”. Noor Almaleki refused to … Read more

(a must read) Equality for Women A Distant Goal in the World

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This is a must read. We’ve been reading a lot about the Gender inequalities taking place around the world. This piece touches on this struggle by taking us a step deeper into the conflict; steps toward resolution. Women and men are taking to the streets all over the world to promote awareness. My only criticism … Read more