Nike overseas sweat factories
https://qz.com/1042298/nike-is-facing-a-new-wave-of-anti-sweatshop-protests/ I found this article very interesting it has a similar story to the Maquiladoras we read in class.
Child Marriage in Afghanistan
By Asha Allamby Soon to be wed Faiz Mohammed, 40, and Ghulam Haider 11, Ghowr Province, Afghanistan. (Photo by Stephanie Sinclair) Beaten, molested, and imprisoned. These are just a few of the consequences that are all too familiar among child brides in Afghanistan. The majority of these girls have been married off before they … Read more
Op ed on female mutilation
When you think of Female Mutilation you think of an awful practice that was practiced centuries ago. Unfortunately this terrible tradition is still being practiced in many countries girls are gulited and or either forced to go through this traumatic procedure. Female mutilation has no health benefit and only causes unnecessary pain to young woman. … Read more
Southern Africa’s Contraceptive Control
Abigail Detwiller Puberty is a crucial step as girls prepare for the decisions and responsibilities of sexuality and reproduction. Faridah Nalubega, a 26 year-old woman intended to have just two or three children, the most she felt she could afford by selling fried fish in Kampala, Uganda, according to PAI, a U.S.-based family-planning advocacy group. … Read more
Is There a “Right Way” to Raise Your Baby in the Limelight?
Recently Kylie Jenner has gotten a lot of backlash on how to raise her baby. We all want to relate to celebrities and how they live their lives, but then when they slip up the hateful comments and personal opinions come out. Kylie has gotten backlash for going to Coachella for a whole weekend and … Read more
The (Un)Happy Tale of Nigerian Women
Leangei Gomez Nuñez The PM News (Nigerian News) reported that a man named M.Y. murdered his wife on the 17th of November 2011 for refusing to have sex with him. He was sent to the prison by the Ilorian Magistrate Court [PM News, 2012] One in every four women in Nigeria experience domestic violence … Read more
Op-Ed # 2 Mary Lambert
For the second paper for our class I wrote about the musical performance by Mary Lambert. Sitting in the audience, I had all of these negative views, thinking we were preparing to sit in for a Christian rock band, little did I know how moved I would be by her words. She mirrored so many … Read more
I feel pretty – garbage or genius?
If you have social media you’ve probably seen some ad for Amy Schumer’s new movie, I Feel Pretty. There have been mixed reviews about the new movie, some reporting that it doesn’t even skim the surface of women’s problems, and others reporting that this movie is the kind of movie every woman needs to watch. … Read more
What is Female Genital Mutilation and How Do We Stop It?
By Giuliana Davis Let’s examine the average 12-year-old girl. Having just starting understanding how men will a play a role in her life, she spends her time day dreaming over the boy she met in school. She enjoys playing with her friends, and experimenting with makeup. She shouldn’t have a care in the world, … Read more
To Avoid Punishment
https://gizmodo.com/report-amazons-british-warehouse-workers-peed-in-bottl-1825291187 We were talking about this in class so I thought about making the article easier to find. The article talks about Amazon workers who are being punished for outrageous reasons.