Category: Sexism

• The Week in Stories Around the Globe

  

    Here Is The Powerful Letter The Stanford Victim Read Aloud To Her Attacker     “A former Stanford swimmer who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman was sentenced to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have “a severe impact on him,” according to a judge. At his sentencing on Thursday, his victim read…

  June 8, 2016

  equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, Manhood, Politics, race, Science, Sexism, Social Justice, Sports

• The Week in Stories Around the Globe

  

  Almost 80 percent of Indian women face public harassment in cities – survey   “Safety of women is directly related to patriarchal mind sets that manifests itself in streets, homes and workplaces,” said Sehjo Singh, ActionAid India’s director of programmes and policy.” ‪#‎WomenRights‬ ‪#‎HumanRights‬‪#‎Equality‬   A Couple in Chicago     On May 26, 1996, Mariana…

  May 26, 2016

  Gender, Hate Crime, Marriage, race, Sexism, Social Justice

• Finding Peace in the City of Wind

  

  “Peace is a lot like love. In order to have love, an individual must open themselves up to possible rejection and pain caused by another. Just like a community might risk war by opening themselves up to another community. To have peace or love, there is always some type of vulnerability that must be shown.…

  March 5, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Dating, Drugs, Economics, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, LGBTQ, Love, Manhood, Marriage, Media, mental health, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Religion, Sexism, Social Justice, Veteran, Writer, Youth