Times are gradually changing academically as boys are less likely to pursue higher education in comparison to girls. We tend to think that young boys naturally are physically and mentally tough but that’s not the reality. Claire Miller points to recent studies that “Boys are more sensitive than girls to disadvantage. Any disadvantage, like growing … Read more
A.O. Scott wrote a movie review of Suffragette, a new movie on the women’s right to vote movement in the United Kingdom. The movie is being marketed as a historical drama for viewers to reflect on how bad things used to be. The movie takes place in 1912, in the middle of the right to … Read more
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/04/asia/afghanistan-taliban-woman-stoning/ The above link contains video of a Afghan woman being stoned to death over accusations of adultery; reportedly she had been married against her will and tried to run away with another man. A crowd circles around her throwing rocks as she stands in a pit, the man only received lashing to his back. … Read more
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/09/the-laws-targeting-campus-rape-culture/404824/ Miranda Guardiola The current statistic representing how many undergraduate women that have experienced sexual assault on campus is 1 in 5. This article addresses the new federal legislation that aims to counteract the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. The federal legislation, Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (Campus SaVE) Act, was officially implemented in … Read more
November 4th In 2003 a national protest led Kyrgyzstan to pass a law that focuses on domestic violence, allowing women more rights to report and have legal precedence in these situations. However, even after this law has passed, women are still facing massive forms of discrimination frompolice and the courts. Victim blaming seems to be … Read more
62DukeLJ487 Miranda Guardiola This article is pretty self explanatory. As it states in the title, Matthew R. Triplett, seeks to find a balance between protecting the sexual assault victim and the judicial procedures surrounding cases against the accused. He argues that the Dear Colleague Letter, a letter written by the USS Department of Education’s Office … Read more
Posted by Andrea Fulle on 2 November 2015 Link: http://www.fastcompany.com/3052674/second-shift/would-you-sue-your-company-for-better-paternity-leave-this-guy-didand-won?partner=rss This article caught my eye initially because of the title: “Would You Sue Your Company For Better Paternity Leave? This Guy Did . . . And Won”. This, of course, is eye catching but the article touches on some extremely interesting ideas. Firstly, I’d like … Read more
The story of a senior classmate allegedly raping his freshman classmate two days before his graduation made headlines earlier this year. This incident occurred at the St. Paul Prep School in New Hampshire, whose notably graduates include John Kerry and JP Morgan Jr. This incident was part of a supposed tradition called ‘Senior Salute’ where … Read more
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FILM_OUR_BRAND_IS_CRISIS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT Sandra Bullock recounts how sexist the Hollywood industry was when she auditioned earlier in her career for past movies. She remembers the common questions such as the “hotness” of her character in a movie. Bahr writes, “…for actresses in Hollywood, where sexist presumptions are ingrained in the culture.” Over the years Bullock feels that … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvu9TcyovN8 This new commercial takes a 1950’s-themed satirical approach that plays on gender-based roles and stereotypes. I thought it was interesting to see so many of the things/issues we discuss in class incorporated in the commercial. -Jordan Rollins