Gender, Politics, and Global Cultures

In recent years, the plight of Afghan women has gained increasing attention, shedding light on the complex interplay between conflict, gender-based violence (GBV), and mental health. Ayesha Ahmad, a researcher committed to dismantling harmful ideologies and practices towards women and girls in conflict-ridden societies, presents a critical reflection on her work in global health. Her … Read more

In recent times, gender policies regarding school-aged children in the United States have become increasingly contentious, sparking debates and legal battles across the country. Two prominent cases shed light on the complexities and challenges faced by families and educators in addressing gender-related issues. Families of transgender youth in Tennessee are grappling with a state law … Read more

In a powerful display of unity, women and nonbinary individuals across Iceland, including Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, recently participated in a one-day strike to protest gender inequality. Organized by the Icelandic Federation of Public Workers, the strike aimed to bring attention to the persisting gender pay gap and the undervaluation of women’s work. On the … Read more

The article looks at how the intersectionality of race, gender, immigration, ethnicity, and womanhood affects older Chinese immigrant women in Canada. It takes the intersectionality framework to look at the gaps when it comes to their variable. “Influences of age, gender, immigrant status, and ethnicity” (Wang et.). Twelve in-depth interviews were used for this study. … Read more

This paper post will continue the conversation in my last paper post and will be continued in the next post as well. In this post I will discuss Spencerian selection and the next post will cover Marxian selection. Once defined and discussed I will then lay out the wholes that I have identified and where … Read more

Frias (2023) first gives an overview of how the term “femicide” came to be. Often, in Mexico, the terms femicide and feminicide are used to refer to gender-based violence against women. Diana H. Russell coined the term femicide at the first International Tribunal on Crimes against Women in 1976 to describe the murder of women by … Read more

The article started talking about how feminists of both Palestine and Israel came together. The reason why they called for this meeting was a call for peace. They first meet at the wall of the west bank and West Jerusalem. Their protest took them to the Dead Sea. This protest involved diplomats and public figures. … Read more

In our class, we have read numerous papers on varying feminist theories. The feminist theories we have covered include intersectionality, lesbianism, orientalism, and more. Additionally, we have read the book Unfree: Migrant Domestic Work in Arab States by Rhacel Parrenas. This book studies the livelihood of female domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), … Read more

Many of the connections between the book UnFree by Rhacel Parrenas and the book “feminist Theory Reader” by Carole McCann, Seung-Kyung Kin, and Emek Ergun are connected to Orientalism. A framework that shows us how we perceive, connect with, and treat countries outside of our own that we may deem as “exotic” or even just … Read more

The UNRWA – United Nations Relief and Works Agency – is said to run out of fuel supply in three days, according to the Director-General Philippe Lazzarini today in a press conference. The UNRWA provides relief for Palestinian refugees. Without fuel, the UNRWA cannot perform its job and provide aid to its fullest extent. With … Read more