This particular article posted in the Guest column by News24, is about the aftermath of abuse. The headline asks, “when is it okay to share another’s story?” This is an interesting article to read because we always try to encourage the victims of abuse to speak out, but we never concern ourselves about it being … Read more
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/21/technology/uber-lawmakers-letter-driver-assaults/index.html Although I have only ever taken an uber once or twice, this article struck me pretty hard – knowing that my mother and many other women I know regularly utilizes the ride sharing app. It seems to me that there should be a fairly rigorous interviewing process to become a driver for any … Read more
Dearden, Lizzie. The Independent. Male rape, harassment and domestic abuse to be tackled by new government drive. September 06, 2017. Independent Digital News and Media. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/male-rape-sexual-violence-domestic-abuse-violence-against-women-cps-vawg-prosecutors-help-support-a7931956.html. May 21, 2018. Author, Lizzie Dearden, presents a fairly peculiar circumstance where the males are victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. In this article written on September 6th, 2017, Dearden wrote … Read more
This is a topic that I have been very interested in lately. The pack mentality of men in sports groups, fraternities and business is what I believe contributes largely to the sexual abuse that society experiences. I especially relate because I have seen and heard people in these groups talk about women in this way. … Read more
Recently I discovered the song Gatekeeper by Jessie Reyez. My friend immediately gave me the background on the song and I was so inspired. In the song, Jessie tells the story of the night when a “big producer” offered her a deal with the condition that she repay him with sex. With the music and … Read more
I found this article particularly interesting that a woman of high standing to cover up and claim that her own father is a feminist. I found that a little laughable that should could state that even though it is of her father. For the man that claimed “grabbing pussies” was okay; that even though he … Read more
https://nyti.ms/2FLmL3W Silicon Valley has been considered at the national and international level as the ideal place to work, but this interview shows that behind that economic emporium with astronomical salaries there is a hostile environment and systematic discrimination against women. Emily Chang, the author of the book “Brotopia”, which was launched the previous week, has … Read more
http://www.umojawomen.or.ke/ Umoja is a village in Kenya, I had seen a video on Facebook and decided to do a little more digging into this village. The name of the village in Swahili means “unity”. This village has banned men from itself, it was founded in 1990 by female survivors of rape and sexual violence, but … Read more
This is a Trigger Warning regarding the nature of this blog post and article. Contents discusses rape, sexual assault, and the trauma resulting from it based on an article about the recent trial of Larry Nassar. * In the article that I am sharing with you today, we are able to see the harsh reality … Read more
See this critique that compares how slow-moving justice has been for our female athletes, in contrast to the Penn State case. Susan Pearce