http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/21/technology/uber-lawmakers-letter-driver-assaults/index.html Although I have only ever taken an uber once or twice, this article struck me pretty hard – knowing that my mother and many other women I know regularly utilizes the ride sharing app. It seems to me that there should be a fairly rigorous interviewing process to become a driver for any … Read more
After reading this interview, I can see what the outcry over Jason Bateman and some of the other cast members is about. In the article, the interviewer focuses on Jeffrey Tambor and his firing from “Transparent” due to sexual misconduct allegations that came about during the onset of the #metoo movement. Tambor denies that any … Read more
Harvey Weistien turned himself in today. He is charged of rape and committing a criminal sex act for incidents involving two women. The article referred to him as a mongul and that he had eyes and ears every where. I feel like if I was one of his victims then I would be terrified. … Read more
During Stanfords traditional Wacky Walk students held up signs of protest to show solidarity with one of their fellow classmates. Having only a six month sentence Brock Turner made many people around the world angry. Turner’s victim wrote and released a statement to the judge which has been read aloud by many newscasters. Because of … Read more
https://www.dianova.ngo/news/a-silent-colleague-violence-against-women-in-the-workplace/ The article is about violence against women in the workplace. After reading it I learned sexual harassment is the most common form of harassment in the workplace. They go through many forms of sexual harassment during their time at work like physical assault and psychological assault. They are asked to do certain things just … Read more
Article Link:https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/24/entertainment/morgan-freeman-accusations/index.html On Thursday, May 24, 2018 this shocking header came across my screen. Since it is related to what we are talking about in class I was immediately interested in reading more. The article starts off by introducing a girl that thought she landed the job of her dreams in 2015. As … Read more
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jul/29/the-killing-joke-batgirl-violence-against-women-men Have you ever watched a movie and noticed the significant difference in violence against the woman versus the man? In this article, it talks about how women are overly sexualized when it comes to violent acts against them. Not only are women being killed or hurt in films, but a lot of the … Read more
In the news again – sexual abuse on campus – NBC Nightly News reporting on campus doctor (Dr. George Tyndall) sexually abusing students where the university has received over 300 complaints of sexual abuse and in 2016 he had violated the university’s policy on sexual harassment but not removed and thus having the environment to … Read more
Women who are being battered, now have shelters to go to. This is a way to help protect these women from the abuse. As a woman, they should not have to go through any kind of abuse. In the article it stated, “60% of Tunisian women were victims of domestic violence”. This percentage is very … Read more
Bill Cosby, a famous icon, has been recently convicted of rape. Cosby has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, being charged with only three counts of aggravated indecent assault (O’Brien). There were over 60 victims that came out about their assault, yet he was only charged with three counts. I think this shows how … Read more