In response to the one child policy in China, I wanted to also share this video I found which speaks of the societal pressures in Chinese culture to marry fairly young. It saddens me how women are negatively viewed if they’re not married by their late 20’s. These women are seen as “leftovers” and incomplete–as if … Read more
This is mostly focused on American/western women but it made me angry so I thought I’d share it. http://warhornmedia.com/2016/03/07/an-open-letter-to-rey-from-star-wars/
By Margaret Matthews When you hear the word “childbirth”, what comes to mind? 1Does the painful process of delivering a baby pop into your head? What other details are there? A clean room at a beautiful hospital, with nurses, a doctor telling the mother when to push and the beautiful baby crying as he … Read more
John Kasich, presidential hopeful, addressed a crowd of college students during a Town Hall meeting in Watertown, New York. The question was posed: “What are you going to do in office as president to help me feel safer and more secure regarding sexual violence, harassment, and rape?” Kasich responded by first mentioning the need to … Read more
I came across this video online and thought I should share. With our class coming to an end, and having learned so much this semester, what is your response? “Girl Destroys Feminism in 3 minutes”
By Jessica Aslett “They showed us into the locker room, and the same supervisor who had interviewed us quickly read us the factory regulations, so quickly that we didn’t catch any of it. It was apparent that his instructions went intentionally brisk, they didn’t want us to completely grasp how we were supposed to … Read more
By Breyah Atkinson “Operator, I was just raped, I need medical assistance and the police. Yes, I know the rapist. He’s my husband.” In the middle of the night, a young woman wakes up to sense a pill dissolving in her mouth, but she has no recollection of taking one. Another night, she wakes … Read more
I am attending the Southern Sociological Society conference in Atlanta this week. Dr. Susan Pearce (Sociology dept) and I will be on a panel critiquing the U.S. Constitution as it pertains to Human Rights…. she and I will be focusing specifically on the rights of women in the U.S. (or lack thereof) and the need … Read more
By Shannon Hardy One-fifth of Nigerians are currently young adults between the ages of ten and nineteen. Although schooling is free, the majority of these young people will drop out by the ninth grade, and girls are even less likely than boys to complete secondary school. Unsurprisingly, almost twenty percent of Nigerian girls are married … Read more
By: Justice Kassoumis Imagine a life where you wake up, take a shower, brush your teeth, fix your hair, and cover your bruise’s before you start your day. Many women face this every day in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with little to no help. Domestic abuse in these areas is a common … Read more