The social phenomenon in which people are not treated equally on the basis of gender. Gender inequality weakens women in many areas like health, education, and business life. Gender Health Gap Outside of Oncology, only 1% of healthcare research and innovation was invested in female specific conditions in 2020. According to the World Economic Forum, …
Jorie
THE YOUTH OF THE NATION
In my previous post, “Sexual Terrorism”, we briefly touched on the increased risk of exploitation faced by children in the foster care system. Today, we will delve a little deeper into these risks and the long term consequences these children are left to navigate alone. Through research and survivor lived experience, we know children who …
SEXUAL TERRORISM
According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds. Take a moment to really think about that. During a normal 8 hour shift at work, roughly 384 people will be sexually assaulted in this country. That is over half a MILLION people every year. 91% of rape …
THIS IS AMERICA!
According to the CDC, the general fertility rate from 2014 through 2020 decreased yearly by 2%. There was a 1% increase from 2020 to 2021, but it dropped 3% from 2022 to 2023. Why is this an issue? Some government officials say lower birth rates cause people to have fewer siblings or no siblings at …