The vaccine against human papillomavirus infections is more effective than expected, but only a third of U.S. girls age 13-17 are vaccinated, officials say. The study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, found since the vaccine was introduced in 2006, vaccine-type HPV prevalence decreased 56 percent among females ages 14-19. The Centers for Disease … Read more
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/pakistani-women-risking-fight-rights-37018709 These are pictures of Sidra Kamwal before a man threw acid in her face for refusing to marry him. Ironically, she had just moved back home with her parents because her husband was so abusive to her. Women all over the world are being raped and maimed – the women in Pakistan are not … Read more
The new barbie dolls will be sold in stores on March first! Mattel, the maker of Barbie has spent two years creating and transforming original Barbie to be more realistic and diverse. The doll now comes in three new body types, and a variety of skin tones and hair styles. A spokes woman by the … Read more
I thought I’d share an article I read through the New York Times this morning. We’ve discussed in class how the spread of the Zika Virus has become a pressing public health concern recently, especially in Latin America. However, even outside of this zone there are cases being documented worldwide. The major concern of this virus … Read more
While surfing the web to find out a little more about Native American culture, I came across information that I found unbelieveable. It was shocking for me to learn that in the 1970s, U.S. doctors forced sterilization and abortions on Native American women! Of course I had known about unethical practices performed on minority populations … Read more
We have been reading and studying about the !Kung San people. There is a serious situation in in Botswana and Cultural Survival is calling for people to sign and circulate a petition. The Khoisan peoples are being denied basic rights and pushed off of lands dedicated to tourism. Check out the following link to become … Read more
On December 18, 1979, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); an international agreement designed to codify standards that would eliminate all forms of economic, political, and social discrimination against women and hold nations around the world accountable for injustices visited … Read more
Saha Global (formerly known as Community Water Solutions) empowers women in rural communities to solve their village’s need for clean water and electricity by providing business opportunities. How do we do it? We bring leaders from around the world to Ghana through our Global Leadership Program where they train local women to launch profitable social … Read more
http://www.readunwritten.com/2016/02/02/mens-rights-group-make-rape-legal/ I have seen this “men’s rights” group all over social media recently. This leader is getting a lot of publicity recently and has been trying to set up meetings in different countries. His viewpoint is that “rape should be legal if it is done on private property.” One of the current strategies that is … Read more
Why are governments telling women in Central America not to get pregnant when there are few health facilities available and women have limited access to contraception and/or abortion? Wouldn’t it make more sense for governments like the one in El Salvador to do a campaign for men, telling them to use condoms and not get … Read more