The third article I will include in my research paper is titled Harbouring the Illicit: Borderlands and Human Trafficking in South East Asia. This article focuses on the influence borders of neighboring countries have on human trafficking. These borders are Cambodia and Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, and Thailand and Myanmar. Human trafficking is able … Read more
In my previous substantive post, I discussed issues with protecting individuals who engage in homosexual relations in the state of North Carolina. Though their actions should be protected based on the case Lawrence v. Texas, North Carolina statutes are vague and often are still used to punish those who engage in non-heterosexual vaginal intercourse. I … Read more
How do policies on immigration create an environment in which migrants can be targeted for human trafficking? This article observes the complexities behind feminism and the distinction of women that are trafficked. The author argues that the word “force” is currently the primary factor in determining trafficking and the loose term benefits traffickers because … Read more
When discussing sexual assault, often the side effects discussed mainly concern mental diseases like depression, anxiety, apathy, etc. What is not as discussed is the physical manifestations these mental illnesses can create. The focus of my study is how rape victims physically respond to the trauma that was inflicted on them. Strangely enough, this documentation … Read more
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/obituaries/overlooked-ida-b-wells.html In this article by the New York Times, reporter Caitlin Dickerson covers the recent decision by the paper to finally grant obituaries posthumously to 15 prominent feminists and women’s rights figures who previously had been overlooked to received the honor. Included among the honorees are a couple of feminist thinkers who we have studied … Read more
Substantive Blog Post #3 Gender and racial discrimination is a common concern that is often swept under the rug. Until you actually look at the numbers, you don’t know how sickening the problem really is. There are large gaps in wage and salary workers in the workplace.The gender gap in median weekly earnings among full-time … Read more
Between 1996 and 2006 Nepal faced a bloody armed conflict waged by the United Communist party of Nepal (UCPN). It ended after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the government of Nepal and UCPN in November 2006. Upreti, Bishnu and KC (2016) analyze the effects of armed conflict on the Nepal agricultural … Read more
A Feminist Approach to Understanding the Bible Substantive Blog Post #3 Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Bible as a Women (review) The third article I have selected for my final paper is Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Bible as a Woman (originally by Esther Fuchs), a review by George … Read more
This is the interactive map I spoke of a few weeks ago in class. It allows you to look at the various ways people view gender in their societies. It is interesting to speculate on how people should really view gender. It can be argued that with the idea of multiple genders, and more than … Read more
We hear so much about climate change and debates over causes. But we don’t think as much about the likely social changes climate change will cause across the world. This article from BBC highlights the impacts coming for women, especially in the developing world. As we mark the International Day of the Woman, this is … Read more