This is a Trigger Warning regarding the nature of this blog post and article. Contents discusses rape, sexual assault, and the trauma resulting from it based on an article about the recent trial of Larry Nassar. * In the article that I am sharing with you today, we are able to see the harsh reality … Read more
As of today Niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world. In Niger there is actually a law that permits girls to get married at the age of 15. A drive to child marriage is poverty,many parents marry there kids to provide an economic stability between the husband the wife’s family. To … Read more
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and this short video briefly describes the issue of websites that knowingly profit from sex trafficking advertisements of children. It calls viewers to action by asking you to contact you senator to ask that SESTA be passed to close the loophole that allows this heinous criminal activity to … Read more
We are all valued in society according to our perceived contribution to society. This is the context and the construct of our social use value and it changes sometimes according to what room we’re in and at what time. This factors of social use value and valued contribution affect our pay and how we provide … Read more
http://abcnews.go.com/US/gymnast-mattie-larson-purposely-injured-avoid-toxic-atmosphere/story?id=52600778 In this interview discussing her reaction to Larry Nassar’s sentencing, former gymnast Mattie Larson describes the abuse she suffered at his hands. While at the U.S. gymnastics training center where he was the primary doctor, she says he molested her repeatedly, taking advantage of her vulnerability and innocence. In a related article, “Larson said … Read more
They came with two guns: the consequences of sexual violence for the mental health of women in armed conflicts This article was written by Evelyne Josse, a psychologist and psychotherapist at the Institute of Victimology in Belgium in 2010. It reviews the social, and psychological affects that sexual assault can have on its victims. She … Read more
I have decided to attach two articles because they each speak on different problems that are relevant to this specific problem. When I first learned about Larry Nassar, I was watching a video of Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentencing him to 175 years. Without context to go with the video, I read a comment about the … Read more
See this critique that compares how slow-moving justice has been for our female athletes, in contrast to the Penn State case. Susan Pearce
Speaking of women empowerment, I ran across this article and felt I should share. I’m not sure if any of the movements we’ve discussed influenced this or not, but I thought it was a beautiful tribute to the “one in 8 women” diagnosed with this horrible disease. Although breast cancer can rarely affect men too, … Read more
We are reading about his North Carolinian for our class this evening. Did you know there is now a historic marker in Raleigh for her? I ran across it one day and was surprised to see the word “feminist” on it — I don’t know that I have seen that on a historic marker anywhere, … Read more