Mexico, a country with a historically patriarchal social system, will likely elect a woman to office as president for the first time in the nation’s history when they hold elections next June. Though Mexico has typically been a multi-party system, including the Morena, the PAN (National Action Party), the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party), and the … Read more
In 2007, Nepal and UAE signed their first labor agreement. In 2017, a ban was imposed on Nepali domestic workers — who are mostly comprised of women. This ban was imposed to regulate labor standards and environments for domestic workers. However, this ban ended up creating a large economic barrier for domestic workers, leading many … Read more
Tunisian officials have allegedly driven and left more than 1,300 migrants to Tunisia (from Cameroon, Sudan, and other African countries) in the Libyan desert without food or water over the past few years, though it is not known for certain how long these “deportations” have been happening. The migrants in the most recent reported incident … Read more
There have many victims that have come forward to say that they’ve been sexually abused by a pastor or even a member from their church. It is common for a lot of people to think that a church would be the last place for someone to be sexually assaulted at, or even a safe space … Read more
It is estimated that there are over 1 billion people all over the world who belong to the Roman Catholic Church. Many of these individuals likely turned to religion because it provides human beings with a sense of hope, a bigger purpose, and a spiritual community in which they feel safe and understood. … Read more
As North Carolina residents we all want to see our state and community at its best and the same sentiment goes for me as well. I’ve lived within North Carolina for nearly my entire life and while I’m by no means the kind of person to pay attention to many state affairs I was without … Read more
Discrimination in medical care is an unfortunately common issue. Patients being treated differently for the same conditions only due to characteristics such as skin color is or being treated the same without a thought about their individual needs is tragic. This op-ed will be cover sexism in the medical field. Men have been used as … Read more
Members of the LGBTQ community face violence every day at home and in public. Because these individuals belong to a certain marginalized group of people, it would be safe to assume that they face violence solely because of their sexual identity. However, that is not always the case. Many people in the LGBTQ community face … Read more
Open ed : rape culture, sexual violence , and how pop culture plays a part. Articles/ Statistics : Sexual Violence is Preventable | CDC, Glamorizing Sexual Assault in Television & Film Needs to Stop — Day One (dayoneny.org), Rape Culture – Women’s & Gender Center (marshall.edu) Rape culture is an environment where rape and sexual … Read more
There are so many people who have dreams of entering the music industry and flourishing in their career. I’ve heard many stories of artists struggling to make it to the top, trying their best to make the right connections, trying to advance skill sets, etc. But one problem that isn’t talked about enough is the … Read more