By Aiyana Vittoria Amplatz It might seem strange to see Saudi Arabia being used as a case study for women’s rights. The Middle East has often been considered rather “backwards” in terms of the advancement of women’s empowerment. Most Western countries have mocked the state of affairs rebelling against itContinue Reading
By Lauren Griesedieck What is the male gaze? Laura Mulvey first used the term male gaze in her essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” where a woman is merely portrayed as an object to be viewed by a man. As she is a film critic, she applies her theory toContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska Did you know that in the XXIst-century “global North” there are certain jobs which are still prohibited for women? That in a vast majority of today’s political entities you won’t find a woman bearing certain offices, or the law that has a potential to change it isContinue Reading
By Adriana Albares In 1920, under the 19th Amendment, American women obtained their right to vote. Until then, women and suffragettes across the world had sacrificed their lives and status for the vote; with mass demonstrations in front of the White House and British Parliament. Nowadays, you will find womenContinue Reading