Beyoncé pens an essay on the myth of gender equality. See HuffPost Women. Disney’s Frozen proves to be progressive and embedded with feminism. See Policy Mic. According to Jezebel, the Population Institute gave the US a C- in its annual State of… Read More ›
US District Judge Brian Cogan has ruled that a group of New York Catholic institutions cannot be forced to offer birth control in employee health care plans as mandated by the Affordable Care Act. See Jezebel. Michele Bachelet, Chile’s first… Read More ›
Rape, child abuse and domestic violence are all driving HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa. See The Guardian. A female rapper, Mayam Mahmoud, tackles harassment and victim-blaming in her songs, challenging expectations of veiled Egyptian women. See The Guardian. Women and children… Read More ›
I’m always a fan of powerful, thought-provoking ads (except those that are all rape-y). The first ad of the King Khalid Foundation’s No More Abuse campaign in Saudi Arabia is a great example. The ad (pictured above) features a visibly… Read More ›
In 1964, Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death in an apartment complex in Queens. After the incident, the public was outraged to hear that there were 38 people who did nothing to help her despite hearing her cries… Read More ›
I caught last night’s Law & Order: SVU episode, which featured John Stamos (yummm) as a reproductive abuser (not yummm), and it got me thinking. How many viewers dismissed the episode, not recognizing reproductive abuse as a real and viable… Read More ›
The first of seven planned “maternity waiting homes” in north-central Liberia is scheduled to open its doors. See Women’s eNews. Afghanistan‘s Ministry of Justice is considering adopting a new regulation that would require women fleeing domestic violence to appear before… Read More ›
Following are links to news stories concerning women internationally. Happy reading! A female political campaign official goes missing in Uganda, reportedly kidnapped by persons dressed in military uniforms. See Daily Monitor. Rwandan rebel leader accused of ordering his soldiers to… Read More ›
