Curfew for women? https://sites.ecu.edu/genderpoliticsculture/wp-admin/post-new.php This article discusses and new law in Indonesia that gives women a partial curfew in efforts to reduce sexual violence. Some feel it reduces the likelihood of a woman being sexually assaulted others say it takes away a woman’s freedom to do as she chooses. What are the obvious pluses and/or … Read more
Forever 21 a popular retail-clothing store is having a law suit filed against them after one of their stores in Brooklyn NY, harassed and discriminated an employer, after she under went a sex change. The former employer was Aleixa Dasklakis had worked in the store for almost 4 years but was terminated from her position … Read more
http://www.bustle.com/articles/89772-chinese-feminists-share-armpit-hair-photos-to-protest-domestic-violence-gender-inequality In China, a small group of feminists are quickly making a name for themselves. They are taking these photos, showing off their armpit hair all across their social media in order to promote gender-inequality and domestic violence. China has been in the news often due to the detaining of ten feminist activists back in … Read more
http://www.voanews.com/content/report-gender-based-violence-still-rampant-among-kenyan-married-people/2714252.html Recently, research from Kenya’s government has shown that spousal battery is the most common form of gender-based violence in the country. The National Crime Research Center reported that 38 percent of females and 20 percent of males in Kenya have experienced some form of gender-based violence. Studies show that women are more vulnerable to forms of … Read more
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/world/iyw-guatemala-gender-violence/ The article begins with the story of Adelma Cifuentes, who suffered through domestic violence for over 12 years. One day, as the abuse progressed, two men came to her home and were ordered to kill her by her husband. Cifuentes was able to survive due to her two sons pulling her to safety after the … Read more
The day I saw 248 girls suffering genital mutilation This article was a very shocking and interesting read. This is the story of a woman’s, Abigail Haworth, experience of a “mass ceremony” to perform “female circumcision”. Her story is one that not many people could tell. She was there to witness 248 girls undergo female … Read more
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-brittney-griner-glory-johnson-annulment-20150606-story.html Domestic violence is a subject that has been very hot lately in the athletic community. Two weeks ago I posted an article about an NFL player who was arrested because of domestic violence. However this week the big domestic violence scandal is between two WNBA players. I thought this would be an interesting take … Read more
The outgoing president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has taken a huge step for Nigeria and signed into law a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). This law also protects wives and their children from being economically abandoned by their husbands. FGM has effected an estimated 125 million girls and women globally, but is widespread across … Read more
Watch this short 3.42 minute video from the International Justice Mission and their efforts to stop Property Grabbing in Uganda. It is well worth your time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nLk3sBFk7I Property Grabbing in Africa http://internationalreportingproject.org/stories/view/african-widows-left-destitute-by-relatives-snatching-property This article is an older one, but still relevant. It begins with a story about a woman named Tamara Zulu. Her husband … Read more
http://www.buzzfeed.com/laurenstrapagiel/ontario-just-banned-conversion-therapy-for-lgbt-kids#.fnAzdK14r In this buzzfeed article the author talks about the newest development in LGBT rights in the Province of Ontario in Canada. Conversion therapy which is literally the attempt to convert homosexuals to heterosexuality by many different means. This typically refers to the actual institutions which implement conversion therapy for pay and not that of … Read more