In our class we constantly talk about intersections of life. One that is important to me is the sexualization of women in the medical world, and in this case, birth. When I was reading the news one morning I came across something called the “husband stitch.” During labor, a woman can receive an episiotomy, which … Read more
This youtube video The Loving Generation, touches on the hardships mixed raced people face in this country. About 50 years ago, it was illegal for interracial couples to be married. A black women, Mildred Jeter and white man, Richard Loving challenged the US Supreme Court and after a tough battle, won their case. From that … Read more
“We women must learn to go out into and feel comfortable in local and global spaces equally, in order to represent our peoples” – Quote from Pachamama, 2000 This week I wanted to incorporate marginalization of women in Andean communities outside of Bolivia. I came across an article by Sarah Radcliffe, Nina Laurie, and Robert … Read more
The Polaris Project has been documenting the use of trafficked women from Asia in the illicit massage parlor business in the US. There are about 9,000 of these places operating in the US in rural areas, suburban strip malls and the inner cities. Their total profits annually are around … Read more
With my paper being on human trafficking and the influence that policies can have in the Europe, I have found a piece that specifically looks at a bill proposed by the United Kingdom, a self-proclaimed leader in the fight against modern slavery. Based on notions that assumed that slavery could not be possible in our … Read more
In a new article published today by Mother Jones, the wage gap is broken down. This is something that we have looked at over and over again in our own society, but this article looks at one of the most egalitarian countries in the world-Denmark. Though the Danes are relatively equal in most areas, the … Read more
This semester, I will be researching how wedding traditions reinforce heteronormativity and gender inequality. In this post, I will be sharing Tamara Sniezek’s article, Is It Our Day or the Bride’s Day? The Division of Wedding Labor and Its Meaning for Couples. The abstract is provided below: Based on qualitative interviews with southern California heterosexual … Read more
This scholarly article written by Christopher R. Murray discusses the need to reassess the legislation surrounding sexuality in the state of North Carolina. Murray uses the case study of Teresa Pope to argue that the vague nature of the statues allows for considerable wiggle-room for the court’s interpretation of a crime, even when case law … Read more
I’m With Her: ‘We’re about camaraderie, not Hillary’ I ran across this article about a band titled “I’m With Her” that had its name well before Hillary coined the phrase for her 2016 presidential campaign. Despite not being associated with the campaign, it seems their messages are similar. I’m With Her (the band) discusses their … Read more
The second article I chose for my research paper is Understanding the Complexities of Responding to Child Sex Trafficking in Thailand and Cambodia. According to the researcher Davy (2014), child sex trafficking takes place in all Southeast Asian countries. There are higher numbers of child trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. This includes countries such … Read more