Stories about Women & Gender from June, 2014
This Happened After a Famous Actress was Harassed On a Public Bus in Peru
After Peruvian actress Magaly Solier went public about being molested on a bus and condemned the incident, street harassment and molestation hogged the media spotlight in in Peru.
Jamaica: Girls In Science
Cucumber Juice explains why it's important for her to raise money to upgrade her old high school's science lab – because it's the place where she learned to be confident, because real learning is interconnected, and because “girls need to know that we can be scientists too.”
What Does Puerto Rico's First Out-and-Proud Supreme Court Nominee Mean For LGBT Rights?
Maite Oronoz Rodríguez has become the first openly lesbian woman to be nominated for the position of justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. .
Russian City Hosts Pole Dancing Performance on International Children's Day
Last Sunday, Tolyatti celebrated its 277th birthday and International Children's Day. Ironically, it also hosted an outdoor pole dancing performance at a car show.
Did You Share Those Images of the Indian Girls Who Were Gang-Raped and Hanged?
Shocking images of two teenage Indian girls, gang-raped and hanged from a tree went viral on social media, leading to heated debates about our motives behind sharing such images indiscriminately.
This Brazilian is Using Twitter to Take on Aggressive and Racist Housemaid Employers
In 111 tweets, A Minha Empregada (My Maid) exposes the social prejudice, racism and lack of empathy existing in Brazilian society, especially when it comes to attitude towards domestic workers.
Maya Angelou: A Phenomenal Woman with a Caribbean Connection
The passing of Dr. Maya Angelou on May 28 has resonated deeply in the Caribbean region, thanks in part to the author's West Indian ancestry.
