Forni.2014.BrkRapeCulture Miranda Guardiola This article evaluates how sexual assault is represented in the media and how it influences societal thought on the subject. The author aids in the creation of a documentary film, In Motion, where “the content is intended to be used as activism against a pervasive problem on the campuses of US institutions.” … Read more
As we know, many sexual assaults go unreported due to fear of social stigma, embarrassment and other factors. A group called Sexual Health Innovations has recently released a tool that will allow college students to complete and save an incident report, receive advice and decide when/if they want the information released. Hopefully, having this technology … Read more
This just came out in the New York Times today. It has some quite disturbing reports in it about Afghan police practicing “pederasty,” or the practice of men having sex with boys. American marines who noticed this, particularly the use of boys as sex slaves, including chaining them to beds, ran into trouble when they … Read more
Members of the Ukranian feminist protest group, Femen, recently visited an Islamic conference in Pontoise, France. Two shirtless women, walked on to the stage shouting “Nobody enslaves me, nobody owns me, I’m my own prophet.” Coincidentally this interruption occurred at the same time that the conference was discussing the valuation of women, and efficacy of … Read more
Doritos Unveils Rainbow-Colored Chips to Support LGBT Community Doritos has unveiled Rainbow Doritos, colorful tortilla chips “inspired by the LGBT pride flag” (Associated Press 2015). Rainbow Doritos will not be available in stores, but rather will be mailed to individuals who donate $10 to the It Gets Better Project (Associated Press 2015). The It Gets … Read more
By C. White on September 24, 2015 (Edited from the original post on September 9, 2015) Jones, Feminista. 2014, September 10. “Why Black Women Struggle More with Domestic Violence. http://time.com/3313343/ray-rice-black-women-domestic- violence/ Jones (2014) began the article with, “Domestic and intimate partner violence (DV/IPV) is a ‘family secret’ in our Black communities.” She blamed racism and … Read more
http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2015/09/14/440267668/ladies-look-at-this-face-fiorina-hits-back-at-trump Republican candidate Carly Fiorina responds to Donald Trump’s condescending insult of her facial features with a video correlating her face to that of what a candidate should look like. Fiorina has since repeatedly defended herself and her “wrinkles” with other women supporting her. Recently during her campaign trail, she has been reassured of her … Read more
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/06/us/jen-welter-nfl-coaching-experience/ This article is about Jen Welter. She holds a master’s degree in sport psychology and a doctorate in psychology, but has recently made headlines for another accomplishment. This past NFL training camp, she became the first female coach to work with an NFL team. In regard to women coaching in the NFL, Cardinals head … Read more
Are Pakistan’s female medical students to be doctors or wives? This article describes a trending cultural practice in Pakistan where educated women are considered the ideal match in arranged marriages and a status symbol for elite families of the groom. In particular the article focuses on the status symbol of females with a medical education … Read more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2015/09/14/navy-secretary-threw-us-under-the-bus-say-marines-in-gender-integrated-infantry-unit/ This article is about females in active duty combat positions and their ability to perform at the same ability level as men soldiers in the same position. High-ranking naval officers conducted a study and have data that suggests women cannot keep up with men n physical performance and become injured twice as often while … Read more