Women In The World
The powers that be in Saudi Arabia beheaded a woman for allegedly killing a four-month-old baby, Naif al-Quthaibi who was under her care some eight years ago. Rizana Nafeek was convicted of murder in 2007 when she was only 17-year-old. Nafeek’s death is a violation of international child rights. Must Read: The Downsides To Being Your […]
Imagine leaving your house at 9 a.m. to get some water and before you can even quench your thirst, your life is over before you even realize your throat was slit…to the bone. It’s such an impossible thought, but it’s exactly what happened to 14-year-old Gastina in Afghanistan. The Daily Beast is reporting that the […]
I had no idea that women were under a ban against serving in direct combat jobs in the military. Last I checked, women have been fighting in wars since the Civil War by disguising themselves as men. Now that it’s 2012, women can be more than nurses and aids. The role of women in combat […]
I’m not 100% sure many people understand how important Pro-Choice is. I can admit that when I was a Bible-toting teen, I thought that every baby deserved to be born and abortion was just never an option. At 15, I hardly had the worldly experience to know that not every pregnancy was wanted and there […]
Gender equality will always be a hot-button issue when it comes to the United States. Our ancestors have fought for women so that we are now able to work, vote and, pretty much, matter anywhere outside the kitchen and behind a vacuum cleaner. According to the 2012 Gender Gap Report, the United States is 22nd […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Breast Cancer is a lifelong fight, no matter how it impacts your life. Thank God for the good folks at the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. This organization is a sanctuary of resources for families dealing with breast cancer. They have introduced the Hope Bus, which is […]
Women on Waves has set sail to Morocco to kick off a campaign to promote safe medication for abortions. This is the first time in Muslim country where hundreds of women are said to undergo an illegal form of the procedure daily. Women on Waves in conjunction with Moroccan youth group Alternative Movement for Individual […]
IKEA is a household name for many budget-conscious furniture and interior design enthusiasts. Many of those people may well be women, but it seems IKEA has pissed off an entire gender! IKEA airbrushed women right out of their ads. Must Read: Looking At Cute Animal Pictures At Work Can Make You More Productive IKEA has […]
It’s Wednesday and Chesca Leigh’s funny Sh!t White Girls Say to Black Girls is continuing to prove itself a viral hit with over 5 million views. Her smart twist on the Sh!t People Say meme plays on well-worn cultural stereotypes. It gives us permission to label, laugh at and even challenge social norms. The target […]
According to Newsone.com, a recent study of Black girls across the U.S. has revealed 60 percent have been sexually assaulted by a Black male by the time they are 18 years old. The study by Black Women’s Blueprint, notes that this startling statistic is coupled with the fact that Black women are 35 percent more […]
In this month’s general election, the state of Mississippi introduced one of the most controversial anti-abortion amendments to date. In amendment H.R. 212, Mississippi asked voters to decide if personhood begins at the point of conception – when a sperm meets an egg. The change in the state constitution would read: “every human being from […]
In January, a Toronto police officer suggested women could do one key thing to protect themselves from sexual assault: “avoid dressing like sluts.” In response, thousands of women took to the streets of Toronto in protest of the objectification of women and the inclination that a woman’s style of dress is an open door for […]
