A Brief Foreword Before engaging in this conversation, we must first understand that the terminology surrounding the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has traditionally presented challenges for those engaging in its discourse. Debates have been hosted in an effort to determine the legitimacy of the term “mutilation” in comparison to the term “circumcision.” It … Read more
I am interested in researching marginalization of women in Andean farming communities in South America for my final paper. This week I am focusing on researching the types of marginalization that exist for Andean farming women in Bolivia. I am also interested in understanding the roles of local government in their marginalization. To better understand … Read more
I will be focusing on human trafficking in the European Union and how governmental policies on immigration play a role in contributing to migrants being targeted for trafficking. The article that I am focusing on for this post is called “Identifying Victims of Human Trafficking at Hotspots by Focusing on People Smuggled to Europe.” The … Read more
I wanted to share this article, since we discussed the USA Gymnastics scandal and many didn’t know about it. Here’s the link: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/01/31/entire-usa-gymnastics-board-resigns-usoc-larry-nassar-scandal/1082855001/ Take a look at how the accusations date so many years back and how the actions taken from within each institution were only to protect the institutions and none of the actions, although … Read more
Substantive Post #1 The article titled, “Abortion Incidence and Service Availability In the United States, 2014” examines the rate of abortion in the US by state and discusses some potential causes for increases or decreases in that rate since previous studies. This article notes that abortion has steadily declined since abortion was legalized in … Read more
Substantive Blog #1 (Research for final paper) One of the main challenges that societies face in the reconstruction stage after long years of armed conflict is to integrate the gender perspective in the design of public policy. This is important because in most conflicts inequality and violence against women intensify and therefore, in order to … Read more
Substantive Blog Post #1 (Research for Final Paper) I have decided to write my paper on discrimination in the workplace. I not only want to focus on gender, but also racial discrimination. I read an article last Spring that has left an everlasting imprint in my mind towards racial discrimination. In this article the researcher conducted … Read more
For my research project, I will be focusing on human trafficking in Asia. Human trafficking is a human rights violation and one of the biggest transnational crimes. While human trafficking occurs all over the world and in different forms (sex trafficking, labor trafficking, organ trafficking), Asia has particularly high numbers of human trafficking. This topic … Read more
As someone who is considered a leader in the community, I encountered a woman who shared with me that she had been touched inappropriately by a well respected local professional. This took place in a clinical practice, where she works as a para professional. She was prepping this man as a patient for an annual … Read more
Religion, Gender Roles, and Inequality Substantive Blog Post #1 (Research for Final Paper) Ambivalent Sexism, Scriptural Literalism, and Religiosity Background: For my final paper, I have decided to examine how religious interpretations influence female gender roles and inequality, with a focus on Christianity. As a female Christian, this is an issue that I am interested … Read more