Diamond-Smith, Nadia, and Kara Rudolph, “The Association between Uneven Sex Ratios and Violence: Evidence from 6 Asian Countries,” PLOS One… [Read More]
Gender-Based Violence
The Association between Uneven Sex Ratios and Violence: Evidence from 6 Asian Countries (Diamond-Smith, 2018)
In Rural Missouri, Response to Sexual Assault is Uneven and Uncertain (The Columbia Missourian)
In Missouri’s rural towns, it’s hard for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence to get the help they need…. [Read More]
I used to be Pro-Abortion on Demand. Here’s why I’ve Changed my Mind (The Telegraph)
Paton, an advocate for abortion, explains how sex-selective abortion has changed her mind on promoting abortion on demand. “The rise… [Read More]
Abortion Doesn’t Protect Women’s Human Rights, Vatican Official Says (Catholic News Services)
It is a contradiction to claim that promoting access to safe abortions is somehow protecting the human rights of women… [Read More]
Beijing Plan to Lift Family Child Number Limits Gets Muted Response (The Irish Times)
The one-child policy was hated in China and led to many human rights abuses, such as forced abortions and sterilizations,… [Read More]
The Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Refugees’ Parenting and their Children’s Mental Health: A Cohort Study (Bryant, 2018)
Bryant, Richard A., Ben Edwards, Mark Creamer et al., “The Effect of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Refugees’ Parenting and their… [Read More]
Violence against Women Begins in the Womb: Why Female Feticide Threatens the Social Order (Christianity Today)
In the year of the #MeToo movement, the practice of female feticide offers us a powerful depiction of the institutionalization… [Read More]
In Rural Wyoming, Victims of Domestic Violence Face Added Barriers to Finding Safety (Casper Star Tribune)
There are no nationwide statistics on rates of domestic violence in rural versus urban communities, though a number of regional… [Read More]
Yazidi Women: Healing the Invisible Wounds (Global Health)
At present, more than 200,000 Yazidis, an ancient religious and ethnic minority, have been displaced, and thousands of women and… [Read More]
Violence against Women and Girls: Let’s Reframe this Pandemic (TEDx)
Alice Han, a Canadian physician with global health research interests in humanitarian settings and gender-based violence (GBV), argues that violence… [Read More]