Asia Argento made a speech at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival that shocked the crowd. She revealed that Harvey Weinstein raped her at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. She predicted that Weinstein would never be able to show his face again and he will be shunned from future events. She was calling for a ban … Read more
Article: https://www.news24.com/Columnists/EleanorduPlooy/it-couldve-been-your-sister-finding-new-ways-to-breakthesilence-20170810 What I found to be most interesting in this article was not placing the blame on certain individuals as perpetrators but holding each other and ourselves accountable. How are we acting that encourages violence? We must stand together as a community to stop violence among each other. The article states that, “We need to … Read more
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308085459.htm This article talks about the harassment of women and even young women in high school. These women went as far as deleting social media apps to avoid those situations. One part in the article talked about how they did not feel comfortable addressing the situation or reporting it as well because they felt … Read more
Article: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/18/oklahoma-and-kansas-enact-anti-lgbt-laws Overview: The Governors of both Oklahoma and Kansas decided to sign a few laws stating that individuals working with state-funded adoption and foster care facilities can now express their religious views while determining the homes of these children in the system. Homosexual couples are shown to be six times more likely to foster … Read more
While it is evident that women have become apart of the business elite, woman are still viewed as lesser than to their male coworkers. In Africa, much like other countries, women are branded as food and cosmetic workers, with few in notable positions of power. A woman’s role is still stigmatized as being the caretaker, … Read more
MIT Shows How to ‘Make the Breast Pump Not Suck’ for Women of Color This article discusses the need for new breast feeding innovations that will help women from different cultures to be able to feed their babies comfortably. Specifically, this article focuses on the plight of indigenous women to design regalia that makes breast … Read more
I have seen a lot of movies in my life. I have had classes to where I needed to analyze and write about them..I never thought of superhero movies as being abusive toward women, until now. Dabney Evans wrote an article on May 15th, 2018 called “What do Avengers, Black Panther and Wonder Woman have … Read more
Report on university campus sexual violence calls for culture change A new 72 page report is calling on Nova Scotia’s 10 universities to set up additional programs to prevent sexual violence on campus, just weeks after high-profile sexual assault charges were laid at one school. The report entitled “Changing the Culture of Acceptance” investigates the root … Read more
According to a Fox News report on May 17, 2018, the commencement speaker’s address and more specifically her criticism of the #MeToo Movement at Virginia’s all-women’s college has come under fire. It is reported that female commencement speakers have risen since the #MeToo Movement and individuals attending this commencement program was shocked when the speaker, … Read more
Article: https://womensenews.org/2017/11/getting-life-by-saving-her-life/ Overview: This article talks about a woman from New York named Sharon Richardson who was charged with killing her abusive boyfriend, she was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. She’s been out of prison for 7 years now and the prison she was incarcerated in is being torn down and in its place, a … Read more