Thomas Hennessey http://www.vox.com/2015/12/13/10022266/ceo-gender-gap-three-charts According to an article by Emily Crockett, there is a staggering low small amount of women in CEO positions at fortune 500 companies. The article stated that as of 2014 only 4% of the CEO positions at fortune 500 companies belonged to women. These women were also reported to be paid far … Read more
Australian far right group ‘used me for propaganda’ When anti-Islam movement Reclaim Australia held rallies in Australia in November, Rahila Haidary attended the rally to represent her religion and find out what other “had against her religion”. At the rally Ms. Haidary was spotted by The United Patriots Front (UPF), a radical anti-Muslim group, who … Read more
Gay marriage advocates sue North Carolina over opt-out law On Wednesday a federal lawsuit was filed against a North Carolina law that allows “government officials to refuse to perform same-sex marriages if they cite religious objections (Jenkins, 2015). Six plaintiffs argue that the law is unconstitutional and should not be upheld (Jenkins, 2015). In their … Read more
Men’s self-image puts them in danger of dying from AIDS, research shows Experts indicate the masculine identity of males as a strong, sexually active risk-taker makes men more likely to die from HIV/AIDS than their female counterparts (Migiro, 2015). “Although six out of ten Africans with HIV are women, men are 25% more likely to … Read more
Reflecting upon the social environment of video games, Joshua Ostroff of Huffington Post has released a light, but extensive overview of the recent history of the industry. Beginning with the recent public incident known as Gamergate. In a response to numerous critiques of sexism in gaming, Gamergaters threatened various acts of aggression against women who … Read more
Wies2015 Miranda Guardiola The article describes process where legislation has given substantial power and authority to institutions of higher education and how these institutions are using their power to “measures, name and adjudicate (act as a judge) acts of campus sexual violence.” Wies emphasizes that the enrollment in higher education has risen significantly which requires … Read more
C. White on December 7, 2015 Brysk contends that sex trafficking is actually “white slavery” because thousands of women and children from Eastern Europe are sent to the US for the sole purpose of being sex slaves to some physically abusive Americans. She compares the plight of sex slaves to the slavery of ancient Hebrew … Read more
C. White on December 7, 2015 Parker and Skrmetti reveals that between 2008 and 2010, almost all (83%) of confirmed cases of sex trafficking were American citizens, although people generally thin of foreign women instead (Parker and Skrmetti 2013:1017). Sex traffickers target victims who they know are easy to manipulate and would remain as prostitutes … Read more
C. White on December 7, 2015 Peters contends that “abolitionist feminist groups” identify sex trafficking as “nothing more or less than globalized prostitution”, and that all sex traffic victims are prostitutes. On the other hand, sex traffic service providers and the police define sex traffic victims as forced prostitutes. The difference in perception complicates sex … Read more
C. White on December 7, 2015 “T” Visa is a creation from The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPAP), and it allows traffic victims to help federal authorities prosecution sex traffickers, and allow the victims to remain in the US. Two thousand sex traffic victims and their families were allowed to remain in this … Read more