Many people know that sexual assault is something that goes on in the military and it is often covered up and “swept under the rug.” Many have heard about many different cases about sexual assault like Vanessa Guillen and the suspicious “suicide” of LaVena Johnson. In 2018, studies showed that women who were assaulted, 59% were … Read more
An article that has grabbed my interest is “A Fashion Show With an Unexpected Focus: Sexual Assault Survivors” (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/12/us/sexual-violence-fashion-show-amanda-nguyen-rise.html) In this article it describes how an organization called Rise, designed to protect sexual assault survivors legally, hosted a fashion show at New York Fashion Week at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to highlight survivors … Read more
A 22-year-old woman named Gabby Petito and her boyfriend Brian Laundrie went on a cross country trip in June 2021. Brian returned home but Gabby did not. She recorded majority of their vacation and kept in touch with her family members. However, this communication ended in August. On August 12th a police officer stopped the … Read more
This article reports about a court case between Zhou Xiaoxuan “Xianzi”, an intern, and Zhu Jun, a famous CCTV host. Zhou Xiaoxuan alleges that in 2014, Zhu Jun sexually harassed her during her internship with CCTV by kissing and groping her. In 2018, Zhou Xiaoxuan addressed this issue on a famous Chinese social media site, … Read more
With all of the fearful, worrisome, and negative news surrounding women’s rights, such as the many proposed laws regarding abortion access that have been popping up across the South this past year, such as The Texas Heartbeat Act, SB8, which prohibits abortions in the state from being performed once a heartbeat can be detected, which … Read more
It has long been known that the treatment of women in many STEM fields including medical has been less than stellar, but another issue that I see getting talked about less is how the underlying cultural bias against women effects them as patients too. Many women have testified that they have been misdiagnosed or brushed … Read more
In class, we discussed cancel culture today and how many music artists who have allegations against them are able to continue their careers and not be held accountable. This article discusses men in hip-hop specifically and highlights a very important issue in the music industry and society in general. Why are abusive men in hip-hop … Read more
Dozens of women came out about sexual and violence claims against people who are in the military. But the military commanders have chose to ignore them. This is an ongoing investigation that has been going on for two years. More than 40 million women have reached out to the military leadership stating how they been … Read more
Texas has recently put into place abortion laws that will ban abortions for women in most cases. In addition to this, women and anyone else involved will now be able to be reported by others if they are suspected to have performed an abortion. Once again men are making decisions about what women can and … Read more
Sexual Harassment and Hollywood’s Earliest Cartoons In a 2017 post titled “Sexual Harassment and Hollywood’s Earliest Cartoons” the author, Gabrielle Bellot, explained that recent claims of sexual harassment from Harvey Weinstein that started the #MeToo movement are what inspired her to investigate sexual harassment in Hollywood. Upon hearing about these claims she was reminded … Read more