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Violence against School Girls in Afghanistan and Pakistan

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By Jessica Anderson From 1996 through 2001, the Taliban banned education for girls in Afghanistan.  Afterward, remnants of the Taliban continued to attack and destroy girls’ schools.  Violence against schoolgirls is so extreme that 80% of schools in southern Afghanistan have been closed. In many ways, the situation is improving today. Girls in Afghanistan may … Read more

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SEX TRAFFICKING IN MOLDOVA AND RUSSIA—WHAT CAN BE DONE? Claire Fletcher Consider the story of Angela, a young woman from an extremely poor area of rural Moldova, who was sold into sex slavery at the age of 20.  Angela had hoped to get a waitressing job in Italy via her cousin, who resides there.  Eager … Read more

Transgender fired from a job specifically for men

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This article is about a transgendered (female to male) individual who was fired from their job because they found out that the individual was born a woman.  The job was specifically for men and that is why the employers say they fired the man.  The transgender has sued and the case is the beginning stages.  … Read more

Review of four articles on Women’s Movement Theories

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Today I have read four short essays in Joyner Library and posting my review for letting you know about them! The essays discuss the peculiarity of women’s movement based on the criticism on protest-event data analysis, which is a firmly established methodology for social movement students. All of the authors’ arguments are in accord with … Read more

Persepolis Film Viewing

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The film Persepolis is an extraordinary film. I was in love after seeing it. Firstly, I was immediately skeptical when I started watching it. I was worried it would be a stereotypical Hollywood film that is political correct and comes to predictable conclusions. It is not at all like that. It’s not from Hollywood. The … Read more

Role of Women in Yemen Protests

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13140438 This is an interesting story by the BBC which details the role of women in the protests in Yemen. Although the protests in Yemen were expected to fail to gain the support of women, the response has been quite different than initially expected.