4/15/20 4/15/20

Blockchain: An Unlikely Advocate for Women

Despite global actions to reduce sexism, women are still seen as legally inferior in many countries. Can technology help combat this social injustice?

3/4/20 3/4/20

How Kurdish Women are Setting The World Standard for Feminism

A prominent women’s movement has come to thrive in an unlikely place: Kurdistan. With insight from a Kurdish scholar, it becomes evident that Kurdish women’s political activism, role in guerilla fighting, and superb organization should serve as an exemplar for the American feminist movement.

4/5/16 4/5/16

COLOGNE, GERMANY: MASS ATTACKS FUEL XENOPHOBIA

In Cologne, Germany the year 2015 ended with an incident of mass sexual assaults, highlighting a need for greater international focus on formulating a working plan for the migrant crisis in Europe. Amidst the New Year’s Eve festivities, hundreds of men gathered in Cologne’s main train station; the congregation soon escalated into a chaotic frenzy in which several women were sexually assaulted. Ninety women came forth to report being attacked (Shubert). The horrific violation of women’s rights incited fear across Germany, and the public called for justice against the attackers. Additionally, the circumstance brought implications of Arab refugees threatening national security to the forefront of political discussion.

1/13/16 1/13/16

The Lady: Assessing Aung San Suu Kyi's Commitment to Democracy in Burma

Staff Writer Ariana Criste contrasts Aung San Suu Kyi's promise to bring democracy to Burma with her inaction in assisting the Rohingya minority.

10/21/15 10/21/15

THE CUTTING, THE VIRUS, THE FISTULA

Staff Writer Joyce Sunday discusses the genital mutilation of women in African culture.

4/23/15 4/23/15

HILLARY'S 2016 CANDIDACY: A LONG AWAITED ADDITION IN THE INTERNATIONAL LINE OF FEMALE LEADERS?

Staff Writer Rebecca Benest examines the changing role of women in local and international politics.

12/4/14 12/4/14

THE CULTURAL IMPEDIMENTS TO ABE'S "WOMENOMICS"

Staff Writer Andrew Muse-Fisher discusses the cultural and economic factors that make increasing the role of women in the Japanese workforce an uphill climb.

11/3/14 11/3/14

THE GIRL WHO COULD CHANGE THE WORLD: THE MALALA YOUSAFZAI STORY

Is the West honoring Malala Yousafzai with her recently awarded Nobel Peace Prize? Or is she being used as a tool to serve Western goals? Staff Writer Aarushi Gupta discusses.