Article: https://sites.ecu.edu/genderpoliticsculture/wp-admin/post-new.php Overview: Every year many migrants will attempt to cross the Mexico-American border coming from Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala etc. Many face the risk of sexual assault and rape because they are out numbered by men on the journey. Many take this journey because of fear of violence back home. Many women do … Read more
This article is very depressing and reflective of many of the issues we have been discussing regarding the book, Half the Sky. When I read this article I experienced a variety of emotions ranging from disgust, anger, sadness, and astonishment. The references to elderly women being raped in their late 80’s and 90’s was almost … Read more
This article does a great job underlining the ridicule in radical anti-choicers’ arguments. This article points out that radical pro-lifers are often more interested in the mistreatment (punishment) of the women undergoing an abortion than the welfare of children. The unequal treatment of men and women when it comes to anti-choicers’ arguments also reveals a … Read more
Girls who desire to finish their schooling usually have to live far away from their villages and families in cheap huts called ghettos. The ghettos are buildings without electricity, water, and security for the girls living in them. This has made the girls a prime target for men who want to rape them. It is … Read more
The colonel of the DR Congo Kibibi Mutware is being jailed for crimes against humanity for being responsible for a mass rape. Kibibi sent his soldiers to steal and rape the Fizi on New Year’s Day. More than 60 Fizi women were rape on New Year’s Day. Kibibi is the first commanding officer to be … Read more