Gilman and Weber: Op-Ed #1

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Marianne Weber, two feminist intellects, famous and advanced in their time, but you’ve probably never heard of them. Despite their advanced theoretical writings on gender and contributions to sociology, very few people have ever heard of these two women. These women present a very unique theoretical perspective that would be greatly … Read more

Op-Ed Short Paper #1-Martineau and Addams

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Martineau and Addams Like many male thinkers of their time, Harriet Martineau and Jane Addams differed in their methodological approaches to social research. Neither fit into the mold of the predominant male sociological thought that argued for a distant, theoretical approach to social research. Both emphasized direct observation, although the work of Martineau was somewhat … Read more

Economy and Sexuality: Two Faces of Gender Inequality -Op-Ed #1

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By Monica Calderon Despite the efforts made by governments and multilateral organizations, Gender Inequality stills as one of the main problems facing modern societies. According to the Global Gender Gap Index calculated by the World Economic Forum (WEF) which takes into account the dimensions of educational attainment, health, economic participation and political empowerment, in 2017 … Read more

Workplace Relationship Gone Wrong

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I’m including a link to a string of text messages that lay at the center of scandalous made against a male Sports Center news anchor and the ESPN organization by a female employee. Link to Text Messages ⇓ https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4330012/ESPNtexts.pdf I read this text exchange thoroughly and I must say, I’m a bit confused by this one. … Read more

Op-Ed #1

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For my first short paper, I discussed Jane Addams and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Though they historically have not been valued as much as their male counterparts in the discipline of sociology, they have remained present figures in American history for various reasons. I feel like both of these women had an immense impact on the … Read more

Changes In Hair

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I saw this post while scrolling through Facebook and it made me think about the times that I’ve done anything significant to my hair and also how much truth there was to this picture. I started to look at person blog post about females cutting their hairs or doing anything drastic to their hair like … Read more

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  https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/opinions/increased-womens-participation-in-un-backed-syrian-peace-negotiations-bigio-vogelstein-opinion/index.html   Here is some important research on women in peace negotiations. Do these numbers surprise you? This is the first I have read a news report of women’s leadership in peace in Syria. The unanswered question is how can that be scaled up to the level of international peace negotiations. And why has … Read more

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words…

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When I saw this article, I thought it was so appropriate for a gender and cultures blog. In this picture, Jennifer Lawrence is clearly underdressed. Apparently it was 49 degrees when this photo was taken for a photo-call in London. The image went viral and started a conversation on social media with some criticizing the … Read more

Women shouldering ‘cost and burden’ in China

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http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180220-women-shouldering-cost-and-burden As we all know, in recent decades China has established itself as a world economic power after it began its transition from a communist model to a capitalist system. These reforms have brought benefits for their population because it has allowed them access to opportunities and freedoms that were restricted in the previous system. … Read more