Ordination of women

and exploited Asian women as the “other” in the context of constructing female identity in a patriarchal Asian society. UN Women defines the premise of building an international coalition of women to galvanize and inspire women to find greater socio-economic and political resources to raise their wages and standard of living in Asia. These “other” Asian women are the alienated members of the lower classes that are being assisted through the activist programs provided by UN Women. The…

Victimization of Women: An Oppressive Epidemic Though violence subjected towards women and young girls is only increasing and becoming more accepted and condoned, it is time for this injustice to cease and only the people of this nation have a choice to deny the prevalence of this intolerable behavior. Intentional assault against any one person may have many lasting effects; physical, sexual, psychological and economic. Based on statistics at the state and local level, violence against women is…

discrimination against women violates their human rights.…

percent is male, and Fifty one percent is female; but yet, we still get treated like crap? First it was women suffrages, which happened in August of 1920s. To now, we’re still getting look down, we looked at each other as competition, while the male population is looking down at us, just basically kicking the dirt in our eyes, words and pain. Especially domestic violence. One in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime (Jennifer Weis). Many would say that domestic…

percent disclosed zero reports of rape in 2014. This appears as a wonderful statistic however it fails to match with research, campus surveys, or experiences reported by college students. In 2013, the Congress authorized the act Violence Against Women Act to address domestic and dating violence, as well as stalking. This act collected reports of sexual violence from schools only to find these schools failed to rise to the purpose of the act (Becker). For many survivors, school is their…

With human trafficking being an already severe crime in the United States, the sex trade industry is what has so many young womens lives turned upside down. With the single largest demographic age for targets and victims being between the age of 12 and 15, the long term-impacts are more horrendous than any other (Chaffee & English, 2015). Although the age of 12 thru 15 is when a vast majority of girls are first exploited, the age can range tremendously. However, it is supported that a great deal…

Research Question The Center of Child and Family Services (CCFS) has three treatment options for Domestic Violent Offenders (DVO). These treatments meet Virginia’s requirements for batterer treatment programs, effectively saying they are sanctioned by the state as “best-practice”. These treatments include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) using a group format with two facilitators, a substance abuse group for offenders who struggle with addiction, and individualized therapy…

gendercide is a sex-selective killing where men or women are victims disproportionately (Carpenter). The war against women in India goes back centuries with the deeply rooted, sexist cultural dynamics as well as the ineffective and unfair government policies that have led to the increase rates of gendercide. Girls become victims of female infanticide due to the financial and social…

Society portrays women as stereotypical models of idealistic standards on how they should look and act. Music videos expose women as sexual objects and inferior to men. Video games are a form in which media promotes and spreads the misogynistic ideal. Television shows exploit women as sexual objects. Music videos, video games, and television shows symbolize women as sexual objects causing no inspiration to stop violence against women and the spread of anti-awareness toward women’s rights. Many…

known as the Shining Path, Peru’s history is riddled with violence and abuse (Flake 2005; Mitchell 2013). The experiences of women in Peru show no exception to this. Estimates indicate that women in Peru experience incredibly high rates of domestic abuse, within the highest across the globe (Boesten 2006; Flake 2005). Regardless of laws established by the country, Peruvian women struggle to successfully deconstruct domestic violence within their communities. In contrast, the United States – a…