The article I chose was https://womensenews.org/2021/07/as-we-leave-afghanistan-dont-abandon-women-and-girls. This article is called “As we Leave Afghanistan, Don’t Abandon Women and Girls.” I chose this article because it is relevant to recent topics that we discussed in class, and to what is currently going on in our world (the taliban take over). Afghanistan women have always been marginalized … Read more
Texas brings protection for employee sexual harassment. On September 1st Governor Abbot signed the Senate Bill 45 and House Bill. 21 which expanded sexual harassment protection for employees in Texas. Under Senate Bill 45 every employer may be held liable for sexual harassment claims under the Texas Labor Code. This new law considers … Read more
Link to article: https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/student-loan-ranger/articles/how-student-loan-debt-affects-women In a recent survey depicting the status and debts of women, The American Association of University Women (AAUW) discovered that the 2021 update is not much different than before. Out of the 1.7 trillion dollars of student loan debt in the country, women owe approximately two-thirds. Additionally, Black women have roughly 20% more … Read more
For my first blog post assignment, I wanted to incorporate the #MeToo movement that has been ever so prevalent in our class over the past couple of weeks. The article that I chose was published by The Washington Post and is called “#Metoo raised awareness about sexual misconduct. Has it curbed bad behavior?” The author … Read more
Brianna Bright Prince Andrew, Duke of York, age 61, was recently accused and is now being sued by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, for being an active participant in the many reported cases of sexual abuse done by Jeffery Epstein. On Monday, August 9th, 2021, Virginia Roberts Giuffre age 38, an alleged victim of sex … Read more
In wake of a long over due trial the former US cardinal, who was defrocked by Pope Francis two years ago, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of sex abuse in Massachusetts last week. the allegations stem from interactions involving him and teenage boys as well as adult seminarians that date back nearly 50 … Read more
In the article titled, “Children at greatest risk of sexual violence in Kenya during the pandemic” I learned that children are more likely to be targeted than adults by someone familiar to them. It also states that it’s more common to happen during the day time in the attacker’s home which is even more scary. … Read more
A 17 year old girl that attends the University of Nebraska was raped by a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity on the first night of classes. Once news of the rape spread throughout campus, students were outraged and began protesting. They stood outside of the Phi Gamma Delta house every night chanting “no means … Read more
You’d think if you paid an institution large amounts of money to attend it, they would tend to their student’s needs and situations better than how they do now. When a sexual assault is reported on campus, there have been instances where the matter was often pushed to the side or eventually forgotten about. This … Read more
Link for article: https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/349238 For this assignment, I chose the article Violence against women, a major concern during the pandemic. This article talks about the increase of domestic violence at home during the pandemic and Filipino women being concerned with staying home with their abuser. The article breaks down the statistics of women experiencing this nationwide. … Read more