Institutional practices based on the stereotype of the active, voracious, aggressive male, and the passive, restrained, non-aggressive woman are nothing new. As someone who has dedicated her career to the subject of gender inequality and oppression, I believe that the oppression of women is the moral and economic issue of our age. Last week, Professor Cecilia Márquez introduced a very interesting perspective on masculinity and … Continue reading Female Oppression, A Diplomatic Tool

Vice recently published an article exposing Scott Loyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), who had attempted to prevent a 17 year old girl, Jane Doe, in the agency’s custody from having an abortion, for considering forcing her to take a medically-unproven pill to “reverse” the abortion after she had been legally affirmed her right to an abortion. The article uncovered the comprehensive practices … Continue reading Jane Doe

I was already well aware of the fact that no group is safe from the United States’ habit of othering and ostracizing, but this week’s lecture provided insight into the U.S.’s motivation and the methods it has used, and still does use, to achieve that purpose. Throughout history, white men have consistently cast men of color in a disparaging light to reinforce their own superiority. … Continue reading Masculinity Kills