In class today, we talked about how sexual violence against men in war and it made me want to do more digging sexual violence against men in general. Here are some statistics as of Jan 2021. Approximately 16% of males in juvenile prison have been sexually abused In Florida alone, a staggering total of 1,477,000 … Read more
Article Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/black-women-girls-murder-rate-us This article discusses the issue of Black women and girls being killed at an increasing rate in the United States. It was noted that according to statistics released by the FBI, that approximately four black women and girls are murdered each day in the United States. It was also reported that there … Read more
The article I choose for this blog is https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response/violence-against-women-during-covid-19. This article talks about the rise in gender based violence issues for women , since covid 19 has swept the nation and continues to thrive. They refer to the issue as a a “shadow pandemic.” AS a way to refer to this issue as being a … Read more
Society has always had problem with its mistreatment of women. And this problem is especially exemplified in spaces that are primarily seen as male dominated. Gaming is one such male dominated space where women are constantly being abused fro no other reason than the fact that they are female. This article that I’ve found states … Read more
Dr. Pearce invited us to share articles that touched on the topics that we chose for our final paper, so the article that I will be discussing today relates to sexual abuse within the Catholic church. In June of this year, it was announced that from 1950 to the present day, French Catholic Clergymen had … Read more
This article titled “Project to Bring Healing from Sexual Assault Behind Bars” celebrates the four year anniversary of the #MeTooMovement. A group called Just Detention International, created a “Prisoners Too” program last year with incarcerated people in South Carolina. The women created butterfly murals to talk about their sexual assault traumas. The Just Detention group … Read more
This article talks about human trafficking and social media. This article goes into depth about how social media makes it easier to find victims. This article also talks about how it is more likely for younger individuals to be trafficked because they are on social media way more. This article goes more in depth about … Read more
This topic is a little older, but I still feel like it is an important topic due to the pain that he caused some Nickelodeon stars. During his time at Nickelodeon, he sexualized minors in shows that he produced. He produced Icarly, Drake & Josh, and The Amanda Show. During Icarly, he would make the … Read more
The article that sparked my interest, mainly because it seems like a potential topic for my final paper, is dealing with sexual harassment in academia, specifically looking at professors who are not held accountable for past sexual misconduct. It is titled “Ending “Pass the Harasser” in Higher Education” (https://www.theregreview.org/2021/09/30/salazar-ending-pass-the-harasser-higher-ed/) In this article, it talks about … Read more
On October 19,2021 victims can apply for a payment of $5,000 Australian dollars ($3,700usd) for expenses. Open to all genders but women are expected to make up majority of applicants. In Australia one woman is killed by a partner every nunedays. Australia has a gender pay gap of 13.4%. This can contribute to uneven power … Read more