http://time.com/5107499/record-number-of-women-are-running-for-office/ This article written by Time on January 18th, Highlights the record breaking number of women running for office in 2018. One way to look at it is in how many people have contacted Emily’s List, an organization that focuses on helping women run for political office.Between 2015-2016 that number was around 900, and since … Read more
As detailed in the article, “‘Me Too,’ Chinese Women Say. Not So Fast Say the Censors, ” women in China are facing extreme pressure not to take part in the #metoo movement. Women who have experienced sexual assault or harassment are told to keep quiet and are often threatened or told that they will ruin their … Read more
Published on January 2, 2018, this article by the Huffington Post discusses the conversation around the movement #Metoo and the place Women of Color hold within the movement. According to the article, women of color feel as if their voices and stories are being drowned out or not heard, even though this movement was created by … Read more
In October of 2017, #MeToo Challenges Taboo Against Admitting Sexual Abuse in Africa was released as a brief conversation around #MeToo and its “success” as a campaign in west Africa. While the movement does suffer negativity in its western presence (that is, within the U.S.), even more backlash and controversy surrounding the conversation exists in its west-African … Read more
Article: Why the #MeToo Movement Should be Ready for a Backlash While I fully support the women and men speaking out in support of the #metoo movement, I think that this article makes some valid points. Due process is an essential facet of American society. It is important that in the mist of believing the … Read more
Hi guys! I wanted to share this video and article with you from The New York Times. I’m not sure if any of you were able to participate or see clips from any of the Women’s Marches on Saturday (January 20). In case you didn’t, I wanted to share this so you can catch a … Read more
Speaking of the anti-abortion or pro-life march last Friday and the Trump government’s intentions to defund the Planned Parenthood program, I share this article written by Michelle Oberman: https://womensenews.org/2018/01/what-would-happen-if-abortion-was-banned-in-the-u-s/ In her reflection, the author analyzes what would happen if abortion were penalized in the United States, and for that she takes as an example the … Read more
We have been discussing human trafficking in our anthropology class. Students wanted to know more about what they could do to help. Savannah Bynum found this video produced by the Michigan State Police on how workers can watch for signs of trafficking. Here is a link to it: https://youtu.be/44EvOqCMrIE Kari Carr shared this video from the … Read more
In her book, The Road of Lost Innocence, Somaly Mam writes that she knows the clients who pay for child prostitutes and they are mostly ordinary, Cambodian men. She asks the question about why, in Cambodia, men feel justified in treating women and children this way? She also points out that most programs to deal … Read more
Time Magazine Person of the Year: “The Silence Breakers” I will start the semester off with this developing story, that will likely follow us through the semester. I want to call our attention to some interesting sociological questions: –Why now? –Why such a rapid fall from grace (job/career loss, even company bankruptcy) immediately after the … Read more