https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/ From my personal experience of growing up in the time that social media really took off, I can say without a doubt that it has played a significant role in my levels of self-esteem and anxiety. This article presented a survey conducted which asked teenagers and young adults how different social media platforms such … Read more
Efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus have led to higher rates of domestic abuse, creating dangerous environments for women in unfortunate circumstances. The danger increases the longer stay-at-home orders remain in place. As families spend more time together, domestic abuse also increases. While experts predicted the spike in domestic violence, governments failed to … Read more
in light of an event that has taken place in the UK involving the abduction and murder of a woman named Sarah Everard by the hands of a police officer in London which re-sparked inquiries about how the courts handle these cases of gender-based crimes. activists called for lawmakers to expand the definition of hate … Read more
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/model-emily-ratajkowski-accuses-singer-robin-thicke-groping-her-blurred-n1280728 The song Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke was released in 2013. The song includes lines such as “I hate these blurred lines, I know you want it” which clearly addresses consent or in this case, the lack of it. In the music video, Robin Thicke is shown interacting with the main female model Emily Ratajkowski. … Read more
Some Seattle students spoke out on how it was like to come out. This article explains how a girl named Abby Akari Alishio, was terrified to come out in high-school. She explained how there was a trans student at her school, that she felt were being silently bullied by other peers. Now Alishio is a … Read more
Despite the rough and difficult time that women have had in politics they have persevered and for their determination to face the odds and against the unfair system they’ve been placed in. Women are serving in more government positions than ever and are making waves in the political landscape. According to the article I’ve chosen … Read more
The article title After Years of Sexual Abuse Allegations, How did this doctor keep working? really caught my attention because this is something we almost never hear. In the first paragraph, it is mentioned that a patient who suffered from really bad migraines went to see a doctor who specialized in them because she had … Read more
https://www.insider.com/celebrities-photoshopped-edited-pictures-photos-2017-8 In class on last Wednesday, we spoke about the trailer “Killing Me Softly” by Jean Kilbourne, in which she highlighted the fact of photoshop and enhancements that sponsors and businesses have made to celebrities to “catch the eye” to make the consumer think the product is what is actually helping them, which in fact … Read more
An article that stood out to me was, No Justice No Freedom: Medical Abuse in Private Prisons. Across the country there is Immigration Detention. https://womensenews.org/2021/09/no-justice-no-freedom-medical-abuse-in-private-prisons/. [ninja_form id=]Immigration Detention holds immigrants with suspected violations of Visas , or in general is the term used for holding illegal immigrants. In these Immigration Detention Centers across the country, … Read more
Violence against women is nothing new, and happens all across the globe. Sarah Everard is a young woman who lost her life due to this violence. Her murder has led to the public lack of trust in law enforcement. The government has come up with a new strategy to help protect women, but their plan … Read more