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Violence against women & gender inequality exists across the globe with varying degrees. No country has closed the gap entirely. The Global Gender Gap Report 2020 by the World Economic Forum has found that it will take 100 years to achieve gender parity globally. For my essay, I have chosen to research women in Pakistan…

The past few years sexual violence trials have become publicized through news coverage and social media outlet. They have had a huge impact on society and involve celebrities like Taylor Swift and Alyssa Milano. The trial involving Taylor Swift was started based on a man of power sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman. The trial also…

Violence is at crisis levels all over the world. A person is justified when violence using force against another person when that person is reasonably beliefs that the conduct is necessary to defend herself, which results in likely injury, or death to that person. Despite growing evidence of the size of the problem, the is…

The Mandrake also is known as the La Mandragola is a satirical play, written by Niccoli Machiavelli and published in the year 1524. The play is set in 1504 during the period of Florentine Republic, has five acts, and takes place in the span of one day. The mandrake, a popular plant during this time…

It is a challenging pursuit for people to extract racism, sexism, and hetersexism among other systems of opression from their daily lives. The truth, is if you are a woman, queer person, or person of color, it is twice if not three times harder to eliminate these types of oppression. This is because these systems…

When rap and hip-hop was first written, it was meant to be a type of self-expression that people could sing and relate to. These catchy, addicting songs changed from lyrics about challenges to focus on sex and words that offend and degrade women. On January 26, 2009, Jamie Foxx released his number one hit ‘Blame…

  National Organization for Women (NOW) and MADREThere are various women organization today worldwide that have their own objectives, strategies and philosophies with a vision of achieving certain stated objectives. This paper will discuss two Women (NOW) and MADRE both of which are women organizations that are on the forefront in fighting for human rights especially…

When people think of Egypt what usually comes to mind is their pyramids, pharaohs, and of course Cleopatra. Mostly people think and adore Egypt’s past. Though what will be brought to mind is Egyptians women status. Today their sociocultural still involve fighting wide gender gaps, sexual violence laws, and reducing the gender enrollment gap at…

‘Do you take him/her as your lawful husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?’ is a common wedding vow said on wedding day. Many people dream hearing this…

“Two Ways a Woman can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence” by Jean Kilbourne, paints a picture of abuse, objectification, and oppression of women. Similarly, Elline Lipkin’s essay, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity and Sexuality” talks about how much the media, along with, societal pressure has really affected women in their day to day…