“Girls Likes Us” — Rachel Lloyd’s Memoir Illuminates the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Girls Like Us presents a dual story thread. One is Lloyd’s personal narrative; the other is a primer on what trafficked American girls are up against.
Category: Women’s Issues
Cassaundra StJohn: Helping Female Vets to Move Forward
StJohn is very clear that emotional issues around military service must be resolved before women can move forward. “We acknowledge the impact of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Mary Robinson and The Elders Make Child Marriage Prevention a Top Priority
On a daily basis, twenty-five thousand girls are married before they reach the age of eighteen. To grasp the numbers in real time, that is the equivalent of nineteen girls being married without their consent every minute.
Lifetime Presents “FIVE”— Exploring the Impact of Breast Cancer
The five stories encompass concerns that reflect the multitude of challenges facing a patient who has received a breast cancer diagnosis.
MAC Cosmetics and Lady Gaga: Promoting Women’s Sexual Empowerment through HIV/AIDS Awareness
Globally, half of the people living with HIV/AIDS are women.
“Gloria: In Her Own Words” — A Life in Activism
Repeatedly referenced as a “feminist icon,” Steinem often functions as a blank slate upon which others imprint their own anxieties, appreciation, disapproval or angry resentments.
“The Whistleblower:” Amplifying the Reality of Human Trafficking
The story’s trajectory follows Kathryn Bokovac from her discovery of trafficking corruption, complicity, and cover-ups through her efforts to report her findings—despite files of evidence disappearing and witness tampering.
Yanar Mohammed—Iraqi Women’s Vigilant Champion
Mohammed demands parity for women with the men of Iraq and promotes secular and human rights, earning her the antagonism of Islamic fundamentalists—who have threatened her life.
“Every Mother Counts” – Fighting Maternal Mortality
Maternal health is considered a benchmark of how a country’s health care measures up.
Liberia’s Leymah Gbowee Talks Maternal Health through Peace
Gbowee said, “You can’t talk about maternal mortality without looking at the implications of peace and conflict.”
