Most girls our age played with Barbie dolls when we were little. We remember the ideal Barbie doll with blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect hour glass figure, the ideal picture of American beauty in the 1960’s. The Barbie doll creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute gag gift … Read more
Many have heard the news about the abortion ban happening in Texas. What does this mean for women? Texas law makers passed a law that bans abortion starting at six weeks, when they believe there is cardiac activity. There are many objections to this new law, and some say that the new law is unconstitutional. … Read more
Chosen article:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/17/uk-violence-against-women-police-report/ I found an interesting article about sexual assault and harassment on women, that is occurring extremely frequently in London. This article opened my eyes to a current crisis I did not previously know existed. In The United Kingdom, a woman is killed by a partner or ex-partner every three days. Three Fourths of … Read more
Recently, it has been trending news about what has been becoming of the new abortion laws in Texas. The Supreme Court set forth a new law that now bans women from being able to carry out an abortion after the sixth week into pregnancy. The decision was made with a 5-4 vote from Trump appointed … Read more
Article Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/09/17/afghanistan-girls-school-talibantaliban-reopens-high-school-boys-makes-no-mention-female-students/ On Friday, September 17th, the Taliban released a statement requiring all male students and male teachers to return to their academic institutions. Girls up to 6th grade are able to attend primary school, but they are being taught in separate classrooms away from the boys. There are also some universities allowing women to … Read more
Link to Article: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/press-release-the-shadow-pandemic-of-violence-against-women-during-covid-19 I found a very interesting article about the affects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on violence against women. The article refers to the spike in domestic violence against women as the “Shadow Pandemic”. It was noted that due to many of the shelter-in-place regulations amidst the spread of COVID-19, that … Read more
Sexual violence against women is continuing to rise during the pandemic all around the world. According to the World Health Organization, sexual violence is defined as “any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act or other act directed against a person’s sexuality using coercion, by any person regardless of their relationship to the victim, … Read more
In a society like today where domestic violence and sexual abuse is high, I wonder how things would be if more countries were to take similar steps to Russia and have more feminists in positions of power. Would society change greatly and cater more to women than men or would things balance out? I personally … Read more
30 years ago Wayne Bethurum was in his late 40s when he groomed an underage family member and entered into what he thought of as a relationship. He says he now understands after completing his prison sentence for sexual assault. Since then he has not reoffended and has been involved in his community. After receiving … Read more
In this United Nations story, a teenager was trafficked between Burundi and Tanzania, in East Africa. Four years ago, 12-year-old Elisabeth (her name was changed for safety purposes) sought after domestic work in Tanzania as a minor, to ensure that she had food and a bed to sleep in. She expected no money, but only … Read more