India’s sobering New Year’s eve
On December 16th a 23-year old student was gang raped by six men in New Delhi. She died from her injuries in a hospital in Singapore on December 29th. All six men have been arrested and charged with murder. The name of the victim has not been released yet. With this sad story India has reached a tipping point. The outcry over this horrible attack has not ebbed after a day or two but rather intensified. Men and women are protesting with an intensity India has not seen before when it came to cases of rape. Many New Year’s eve festivities have been cancelled as the country is mourning the...
Read MorePersonal predictions and expectations for the 2014 World Cup
Are you excited for the 2014 World Cup yet? I am. The qualifying started in June 2011, a full three years before the actual event. The teams in South America and Europe will start their long qualification runs later this year and selection of the final 32 spots will be made by November 2013. I look at this as more than just a soccer event, however. What are some things that are going to happen? 1. Overall FIFA dislike We will certainly see local vendors and event sponsors get frustrated with FIFA once they learn how restrictive the rules are. Trying to make a buck without FIFA’s...
Read MoreThe most important piece in the gender equality puzzle?
Today I went to a panel on the Status of Women and Girls around the World. Experts Judith Morisson, Judithe Registre and Merle Lefkoff spoke at the 64th Conference of World Affairs (CWA) in Boulder. All three panelists agreed that women’s rights have taken a huge step forward over the last 15 years on a global level. Of course a large number of inequities still persist. Eventually the conversation touched on the role of men in this conversation. Men’s privileges or the loss of them come into play as soon we talk about women gaining more power. All three women acknowledged that...
Read MoreDemographics of Brazil
This is a guest post by Elaine Hirsch. Her interests range from education to technology to public policy. She is currently working as a writer for various education-related sites. As part of the BRIC countries, Brazil was one of the countries which was designated as a developing country becoming a major global power in the 21st century. With a rich stock of commodities and oil along with a growing shift towards urbanization, Brazil was a perfect example of a country rapidly shifting through the stages of the demographic transition. The demographic transition model which was pioneered by...
Read MoreChild Prostitution Carries Far-Reaching Effects for Victims
This is a guest post by Allison Gamble. She has been a curious student of psychology since high school. She brings her understanding of the mind to work in the weird world of internet marketing. The global problem of sexual exploitation of children stems from multiple causes and generates numerous subsidiary issues. Two major aspects of the problem are the psychological effects on victims and the reasons why some adults engage in sex with children. Forensic psychology may shed some light on those motivations, but whatever the circumstances, the experience of prostitution is so devastating to...
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