Best & Worst Places to be a Woman
In honor of International Woman’s Day: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-the-best-and-worst-places-to-be-a-woman-7534794.html
In honor of International Woman’s Day: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-the-best-and-worst-places-to-be-a-woman-7534794.html
Through looking up information for my Op-ed, I found an organization against female genital mutilation. In 2007, UNFPA and UNICEF joined together to create an organization to end the violence and violations of human rights for girls and women in today’s generations. This program is called “Accelerating Change” and covers 17 different countries. It’s an … Read more
http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/4506/the-uprisings-will-be-gendered
I realize that most of you won’t be able to read what is on this site, but take a look: http://www.engagemen-me.org/ This organization is dedicated to “working with men and young women for the sake of taking up the cause of violence against women.”
Pakistani director, Shameen Obaid Chinoy, won Pakistan’s first oscar for the short documentary, Saving Face, about Pakistani women disfigured by violence and their fight for justice. The film features women victims of acid attacks, burnings, and other violence and the efforts of many to make such acts crimes punishable by life in prison. It also … Read more
25 years later and date rape is still an issue. It is occurring most often on college campuses. What can we do? Take a look at the article below. http://www.womensmediacenter.com/feature/entry/date-rape-revisited
When I was doing research for our papers, I also came across an interesting fact about women in Nepal; many people in this area have not adopted modern beliefs and still hold on to their superstitious ideals, which prevent women from moving up in status. Instead, women’s primary function is reproduction and the care of children in the household. … Read more
After reading the “fictional” perspective of Jewish famly during early years of Iranian Revolution, here is an account of Baha’i persecution (Septembers of Shiraz): Olya’s Story (1993) By Olya Roohizadegan Olya is a Baha’i woman from Shiraz, Iran who was sent to prison at the beginning of Iranian revolution in 1979 solely because she is … Read more
This article I found on CNN.com just goes to show you how harsh and horrible people can be, even here in the United States. A 15-year-old girl was found starved and sexually abused by her own father, step-mother, and step-brother. If that isn’t one of the worst acts of cruelty, I don’t know what is. … Read more
Nancy Rojas Pastelin is a 28-year old fashion designer living in Mexico City. She attempted to seek help from police when a man who had been harassing her verbally became more aggressive and began to stalk her. The police accused her of exaggerating about the man’s “flirtatious” behavior and said that they could do nothing … Read more