http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/status-of-women-internal-report-1.3214751 A new report released by Status of Women Canada shows Canada falling in several fronts of gender equality according to a CBC article posted September 7th. The report compiles analysis of gender equality topics such as violence against women, employment rates of women compared to men as well as pay rates, treatment of … Read more
Pop star Miley Cyrus recently revealed to several publications that she considers herself to be gender fluid and pansexual, claiming that she doesn’t label herself as neither boy nor girl and doesn’t limit herself to those labels when choosing romantic partners. Pansexuality is not new, as experts say there have always been people who fall within … Read more
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/30/male-kindergarten-teachers-column/71436412/ There is not much gender diversity when it comes the type of people who teach kindergarten. Most teachers in this grade being females. This article, written by a Florida mom, discusses her family’s preconceived assumption of the female that would be teaching her daughter’s class and their amazement when the teacher turned out to … Read more
In order to protect sex workers’ rights, Amnesty International recently advocated the “decriminalization of consensual sex work.” According to the rights group, this will address some of harms which include “extortion, physical and sexual abuse, harassment” as well as other abuses. After consultation and discussion, the group decided that voting for the legalization was better … Read more
DeMatteoEtAl.2015-1 Miranda Guardiola This article evaluates all 50 states’ laws regarding sexual assault on college campus to see if these existing laws are adequate in protecting, and accessible to those who has experienced sexual assault while on college campuses. The study concluded that each state had at least one criminal law that addressed sexual assault. … Read more
http://search.proquest.com/docview/232589162?pq-origsite=summon In this article the author discusses the reasons why women either abandon or kill their children in developing countries, especially Bangladesh. Through in-depth interviews and data analysis, Wilson (1999) not only provides statistics on infant abandonment but also finds the social pressures and emotional trauma women go through in developing countries after giving birth … Read more
Institutional and internalized racism significantly contributes to African American misogyny and domestic violence. The problem is as old as African American slavery and the 19th century Freedmen’s Bureau (Hubbert 2011:129) contains a list of complaints about domestic violence from African American women by their husbands and boyfriends. African American women presently experience domestic violence 35% more than … Read more
http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/game-on-women-are-developing-new-video-games-and-a-new-culture/ Published on August 13, 2015, Zoe Quinn talks about her experience of on-line harassment after the GamerGate incident. At the end of a short relationship, Quinn’s partner released personal and intimate information about her in a blog which was quickly utilized by anonymous users to attack Quinn emotionally and professionally. The article goes … Read more
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/sep/01/watson-thinks-senate-should-investigate-uts-gender-neutral-pronoun-ze-he-and-she/322959/ I found this article extremely interesting because it deals not only with gender identity but also with higher education and politics. The University of Tennessee’s Office of Diversity and Inclusiveness is under fire for requesting that students and faculty use “gender-neutral” pronouns such as “ze” rather than “he”/”she”. The pronouns were offered to help … Read more
https://news.vice.com/article/southern-ish-state-university-pilots-nations-first-lgbt-med-school-curriculum This article appeared on the Vice News webpage last month. It discusses the University of Louisville School of Medicine’s decision to adopt the nation’s first LGBT pilot program for med schools. The program is called “eQuality” and focuses on teaching students to treat lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender patients. There are certain health problems … Read more