As the burka ban goes into effect in France, women are resisting — only about 2,000 women in the entire country wear the full burka that the law references. Charlotte Armster’s visit to our campus to discuss the headscarf in Turkey is well-timed. She will speak with the sociology class this evening, and everyone should … Read more
This New York Times piece is an interview with photojournalist Lynsey Addario, who was held captive in Libya in March 2011. Since her capture and subsequent release, there have been those who argue that she should not have been in Libya working in the first place because of her gender. This interview is in Addario’s … Read more
This article examines how public toilets and latrines in slums in Kenya are not only hazardous due to their unsanitary conditions, but also because the women who use them are very often raped in the process. Many times women go to use the facilities and are attacked and raped, often brutally and by multiple offenders. … Read more
I had the opportunity the other morning to catch Vice President Joe Biden’s speech live on the internet regarding sexual violence against women, especially on our college campuses. He gave a very emotional appeal regarding how universities often treat the issue, and plead openly with the young men in the audience and all over the … Read more
The issue of sexual assault on college campuses has come to the forefront recently, as Vice President Joe Biden took to the airwaves to discuss the issue last week. As many who are involved in this blog know, my research is dedicated to this topic – so of course I find it heartening to see … Read more
Everyone you have to see this video. In this video 7 year-olds that are “dancing” to “Single Ladies”. What were these parents thinking? What does this say about the way we are bringing up our kids? I think this case definitely shows hypersexualization of the youth in America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYRIYL5uP6w&feature=player_embedded
In my graduate class about The United States and the Middle East, we discussed the idea that we can judge Islamic societies by how they treat their women. As an example our professor shared a story about a woman historian, whose focus is Turkey, who is concerned about the general decline of women in positions of government … Read more
–Jessica Wagoner Females are worth less then males so what do we want to do? Take them out! Although this idea is over embellished, there are many people throughout the world that believe this idea and carry out the practice of female infanticide. Female infanticide occurs all over the world today. Female infanticide is the … Read more
The 2011 census in India has brought attention to the continual gender gap in the country. The percentage of girls has rapidly dropped in the past two decades causing a social catastrophe throughout the region. Every since the arrival of ultrasounds, two decades ago in India, there has been more the 20 million female fetuses … Read more
This article addresses the issue of same-sax couples confronting the federal law with the right of filing their taxes jointly this tax season. In some cases if the couples file separately they have to pay instead of receiving a refund. Same-sex couples by law are required to file separately because the IRS defines marriage “as … Read more