In America, the gender wage gap continues to loom over the economy. Women in America make 22% less per hour than men. The rate of women in employment is rising and there are more female graduates than male, yet a wage gap still exists in 2018. On...
The continued abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram across Nigeria raises questions about both the government’s competence and its willingness to deal with the rebel group. On February 19, nearly four years after the abduction of...
With Rape and Violence Rife, Where Is Justice for Rohingya Women?
Evidence is mounting that Myanmar’s military is engaging in systematic use of sexual violence as part of a coordinated campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya minority. It has now been six months since the Myanmar military resumed its...
Deaf Ear, Blind Eye for Iran’s Human Rights Abuses
When it comes to human rights violations in Iran, Europe’s stance is often influenced by its economic interests. Whenever Europe is mentioned outside the continent itself, one key feature associated with it by non-Europeans is human rights....
The Bigger Problem within Oxfam’s Sex Scandal
Who is monitoring the charities that the public perceives as moral leaders? Oxfam, one of the UK’s largest and best known charities, is currently entangled in a scandal following revelations that senior staff members engaged in sexual misconduct...