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Gender Equality

Social Media: The New Frontier

June 15, 2016 by midpassociation@gmail.com Leave a Comment

Recently news reports have had me acting out of turn. For the first time, I did the opposite of what I have always done when scrolling through my social media feed. Instead of passing by shared posts and comments that have had me internally voicing thoughts such as “that’s not exactly true/correct”, or even “that’s repugnantly stupid”; instead of this, I stopped and I entered the fracas. I waded into the back hole consisting of … Read more…

Posted in: Gender Equality, International Development, Studentvoices Tagged: discourse, Orlando Shooting, Social Media, Stanford Rape

Photo Friday: Gender Equality

June 10, 2016 by midpassociation@gmail.com Leave a Comment

“Women’s empowerment is not just about rights. It’s smart economics” (IWDA) The picture was taken on a Fijian Village while interviewing the women, during my internship in the largest microfinance group in Fiji.

Posted in: Gender Equality, Studentvoices Tagged: Fiji, Women

Be the change you want to see?

June 8, 2016 by midpassociation@gmail.com Leave a Comment

On the 16th of December 2012, a girl was gang raped and brutally assaulted by six men on a moving bus. The brutal incident took place late at night when the girl was returning from a film show along with her male friend. The girl was assaulted, her male friend beaten ruthlessly, and they were thrown out of the bus afterwards. They were admitted to Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi where the girl battled for … Read more…

Posted in: Gender Equality, Studentvoices Tagged: Gender, India, social movement

The lived realities of gender inequality

June 6, 2016 by midpassociation@gmail.com Leave a Comment

According to the Monash Gender and Medicine website, Gender describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine. However, today there is a call for actions that challenge this traditional gender bifurcation and the polarisation into masculine and feminine. With three older brothers and a headstrong mother, my understanding of my femininity was a beautiful mash up of floral dresses and boys hand-me downs. I was told to speak up rather … Read more…

Posted in: Gender Equality, Studentvoices Tagged: development, education, Gender
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