Reading Materials Susie Bright, the sex-positive feminist, opened her heart and her life in Big Sex Little Death. We have the opportunity to read her life story and understand how she came to be the person she is today. For more information click here. In the book Rape New York, Jana Leo unveils the true [...]
Archive | May, 2011
5 Elections to Watch for Women in 2011
As we all know the international political world has changed dramatically since the beginning of the year. Frequently after my speeches, classes or university forums, students (particularly young women) often ask me how they can get involved. I’m struck by their enthusiasm, dedication and energy. While we are overwhelmed with television, blogs and tweets about [...]
Rape is Rape is Rape
Rape has been everywhere in the news lately. It’s hard to escape it. At first I really wanted to. Then as more stories kept coming it seemed time to pay attention. Last week I wrote about sexual assault becoming a greater issue on college campuses and prevention programs that should be put in place. I [...]
The Specter of Rape, at Home and Abroad
Last week, our blogger Maggie Arden wrote a great post on the prevention of sexual assault on college campuses. Maggie noted that sexual assaults happen on college campuses more often than we think—even in “safe” areas. She suggested that universities should have more formal prevention programs, taught to both men and women. Sometimes sexual assault [...]
what about this weekend
Reading Materials The book, Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok, enlightens us with the story of a young Chinese girl named Kim Chang and her mother who immigrate to New York City from Hong Kong. The author shows how these two women survived, and how the young daughter took care of her mother despite the [...]
Sexual Assault Prevention on College Campuses
A couple months ago American University (AU) made the news when one of the university’s vice presidents, Gail Hanson, refused to sign off on a $300,000 grant application because it required incoming students to complete mandatory sexual assault training. What was the grant for you ask? The grant would provide help and services to victims [...]
Women Key to Successful Peace And Security
This piece was cross-posted on Huffington Post Women are critical to peace building and conflict resolution. While war affects everyone, women are especially affected. War and conflict tear away the social fabric that supports women and families, creating instability. When men go to war — voluntarily or not — women are either left behind in [...]
Negotiating Equal Pay for Equal Work
It’s 2011, and women still make only $0.77 on the dollar to men, on average. People around the country celebrated Equal Pay Day on April 12. This occasion marks the day when women finally catch up to men’s wages—from the following year. That is to say, we never really catch up. Some efforts to address [...]
Attributes of a Gracious Woman
Respect: A gracious woman respects other women. She doesn’t claim to only associate with men because women are whiny; she doesn’t speak badly of women behind their backs. She doesn’t call women the names that men have used to degrade and to objectify us for thousands of years. She doesn’t demean other women in order [...]