Vulva

gender inequality in sexual education is female anatomy. When it comes to describe the vaginal anatomy of a woman, they only talk about the vaginal canal that includes the ovaries and the side view and call it the vagina when its real name is the vulva. Apart from the misinformation given to females about their bodies, a project called Cliteracy, which provides information on the missing part of every sex educational textbook that includes the female “vagina” anatomy, the clitoris! Not only do…

In her memoir, Call the Midwife, Jennifer Worth recounts the stories of unusual characters she encounters as a midwife in post-war London’s East End slums. The slums of the East End served as a popular tourist destination for the middle class. Some middle-class philanthropists visited the slums to comprehend the tragic situation of the working-class, whereas other, less-benevolent middle class citizens toured to satisfy their curiosity and to gawk at the poverty-stricken inhabitants (Koven). To…

Post World War II, the Homophile movement was consciously disavowing openly homosexual acts in attempt to shift the attitudes of social majority by shaping an image aligned with –philia (fondness and love) in opposed to sex (Suâarez 127). Meanwhile, filmmakers under the scrutiny from Motion Picture Production Code were made to abide by the rules of “don’ts and be carefuls”, unable to employ passionate, sexual, and “pervasive” scenes in the plot (Mondello). During this time, Kenneth Anger made…

In Mesopotamia the gods and goddesses played and unique and important role not only politically but culturally, and in many ways they reflected the norms and traditions of society. The Myths of Enki and Ninmah, Enki and Ninhursag and the Enuma Elish are useful when trying to determine how the roles of gods and goddesses changed during the Iron Age. A profound shift regarding the role the goddess mother plays in creation and the status goddesses hold being a mother and their relationship with…

In life, people have two options to how to live their life. Either, to live making sporadic, uneducated decisions or to live making thoughtful, informed decisions. Both choices can lead to a happy life when talking about anything other than the human papillomavirus. Every year, approximately six million men and women are unwillingly exposed to this disease. As of today it is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD). The longer people go without a basic education of the disease and an…

The Dinner Party and Second Wave Feminism The 1960’s and 70’s was a period defined by change. During the civil rights movement, the American population became increasingly aware of the struggles of minority groups. This newfound awareness paved the way for second wave feminism. The objective of second wave feminism was the liberation of women, with respect to reproductive rights and sexuality among other things, and the primary means of expression of these ideals were through protest,…

critical parts of an investigation are the interview of the victim and the evidentiary examination. Most sexual assault evidentiary examinations do not include magnification or state of the art procedures for detecting physical injuries to the victim’s vulva, vagina, or anus. The colposcope, used by nurse practitioners and gynecologists, magnifies an area of 30 times the actual size, permitting detection of bruises, tears, or abrasions not visible to the naked eye. Conventional sexual assault…

spend more time with the clients and this makes them get more information about the client which is used in administering adequate care. This professional intimacy have to do with the services which the nurse renders to the client like bed bathing, vulva toileting, wound dressing, oral care, psychological reassurance, spiritual advice etc. All this helps the nurse to understand her client…

The Oxford Living Dictionary defines anonymity as the state of being anonymous or of having no outstanding features. Analogously, the word anonymity also exemplifies the condition of women prior to the advancement of feminism, as previous to this, women were marginalized and rarely recognized as capable of achievements beyond childbirth and housework. As Virginia Woolf explained, anonymous “was often a woman.” Although, some anonymity may be relaxing, the thought of total anonymity is…

Persecution has been a recurring theme throughout history, and LGBTQ people were never safe from it. Today, many countries turn a blind eye to the problems the LGBTQ community faces, even openly villainizing it, other states consider any presence of the community a destruction of the traditional morals of society. However, not only are LGBTQ people found in every country and period of time, they are embedded in many mythologies. The existence of LGBTQ people in the ancient world should be…