This article discusses a counter argument to the idea that feminism is causing negative changes with men. It says that a reason that men have a high suicide rate is because of the over masculine standards that society puts on them. It also talks about how men are less likely to seek help for mental … Read more
The Judge, Aaron Persky, who sentenced Brock Turner to 6 months in jail for his horrendous crime has not been reelected.The author of the article bought up two good questions: Is it prudent to punish a judge for being lenient? and do we want judges to feel like they have to hand out harsher sentences … Read more
http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/gender/publication/unrealized-potential-the-high-cost-of-gender-inequality-in-earnings The World Bank conducted a study that found out just how much global economics are affected by gender inequality in earnings. Inequality in pay means a decrease in human capital wealth by 21 percent. Women in many countries are not receiving the same education as males and are kept behind in the pay … Read more
Good evening folks, This blog is going to be about Chris Hardwick and how his girlfriend accused him of sexual and emotional abuse. In this article, Jacey Fortin from NYtTimes has explained the situation clearly. I am just going to refer to his girlfriend as Chole. Chris and Chole were together for three years. Chris … Read more
https://www.devex.com/news/what-mongolia-learned-from-its-first-gender-based-violence-survey-92931 This article talks about the astonishing levels of violence against women in Southeast Asia and young girls. The statistic that popped out to me here was that 1 in 10 girls experienced sexual violence (not from a partner) before the age of 15. And if this wasn’t enough, the same women agreed that … Read more
http://abc7news.com/bodycam-footage-released-in-north-beach-officer-involved-shooting/3604433/ Summary: A policeman stopped a group of guys and one of the men ran and tossed his gun the officer then shot him in the back twice. The reason i chose this article is because I just previously watched it on the news. The news woman talked about his past charges and what he … Read more
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/politics/archie-parnell-south-carolina.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FViolence%20Against%20Women%20Act&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection Overview: Archie Parnell, a man running for Congress this year has a history that caught some attention last year when he almost won a special election that would’ve lead to him replacing Representative Mick Mulvaney in the state’s deep red Fifth District. Something that Mr. Parnell didn’t mention to some of his team upfront … Read more
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/06/13/women-kicked-out-of-uber-for-kissing-es.cnn Summary:Two women say an Uber driver kicked them out of his car after he saw them kiss in the back seat. Do you think he was wrong? and do you feel like he show discrimination against the two women?
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/13/17458008/immigrant-children-cages-separated-parents-border The article talks about immigrant children being kept on a Texas military base while they wait on their immigration status. These children are being kept here due to Trumps’ “Zero Tolerance” policy. What do you guys think about this situation?
This is a short video from a report that BBC News did about an all women anti-poaching unit in Zimbabwe. There are quite a few articles that have been written about these ladies. Just a quick overview, there is a major problem with corruption amongst the men hired to protect animals in Zimbabwe against poaching, … Read more