Day of the Girl

by | Oct 11, 2012 | Blog

Why a Day for Girls? “We want to be seen as equals, in the eyes of others AND in our own eyes.” Why a day just for girls? Because girls can save the world. And we deserve a bigger part of it. A Dozen Reasons As girls, we experience inequality in every aspect...

Apologies to Mexico

by | Jul 15, 2012 | Business

“But there’s something else front and center to our particular brand of misery. We are a nation of miserable optimists. We believe everything is possible and if you don’t have it all, from the perfect body to profound wealth, the fault is yours. When people...

Rise of Femicide

by | Oct 10, 2011 | Blog

Can naming a deadly crime help prevent it? Aaron Shulman December 29, 2010 | 12:00 am During the last decade, Guatemala has experienced an epidemic of woman-killing. The bodies are everywhere: turning up in ditches on the side of the road, on the curbs of city...

Sexualizing Children

by | Aug 10, 2011 | Blog

There has been little press about Operation Delego that recently charged 72 men for participating in an internet child sexual abuse network. Of the 72 charged, 43 have been arrested in this country and nine abroad. Another 20 are known to authorities only by their...

The John Next Door

by | Jul 19, 2011 | Blog

The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is warping personal relationships and endangering women and girls. By Leslie Bennetts Newsweek Men of all ages, races, religions, and...