Compelling Article and Video on Why Women Often Don’t Report Sexual Assault
https://www.bustle.com/articles/191307-this-is-why-i-didnt-report-my-sexual-assault-video
Gender
MPB piece on the domestic violence and divorce bill, March 2017
http://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/mississippiedition/mississippi-edition-wednesday-march-1st/
Access to TONS of data about the US – MapED
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/maped/topic.aspx Use this link to find data about any US State–data includes the following and more (socioeconomic level, race, gender, poverty, employment, housing, citizenship, etc., etc.)
Hookup Culture: The Unspoken Rules of Sex on College Campuses
When reading the Fast Facts in Section 1 of the textbook, “Harmony at Home,” I saw number 4: “Among millenials–those born after 1980–only 30% say having a successful marriage is ‘one of the most important things’ in life” (16). I’d… Continue Reading
Cultural Appropriation, Feminism, Hair, and Hip-Hop
After reading Joan Morgan’s From Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos, I realized that there are a number of conflicting issues for black feminists. Morgan writes, “[Black women] desperately need a space to lovingly address the uncomfortable issues of our failing… Continue Reading
Hyphen-Nation – What does it mean to be an American?
Check out this cool and interactive piece from the NYT about AMerican identity. Here is the intro to it: What makes someone American? How do you define American identity? When do you feel most American? Or least? Nine American citizens… Continue Reading
Melissa McCarthy plays Sean Spicer – Gender & Politics in Entertainment
Watch the clip that inspired this New York Times piece about gender and SNL. : https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/opinion/why-melissa-mccarthy-had-to-play-sean-spicer.html?_r=0