Price of Life At Baruch

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mm155719

The Price of Life: NYC is a city-wide, campus-based, faith-inspired campaign addressing human trafficking in all its forms

The Price of Life is a citywide campaign that took place in 17 college campuses across New York City from October 1st to the 12th. Spearheaded by the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship this campaign aims to inform college students on the topic of human trafficking, a crime that many women fall victims of. In Baruch IVCF partnered with various other school organizations and held events such as a human trafficking panel in which guest speakers such as a police officer, a lawyer, a representative of GEMS (an organization that aims to help women that are or were victims of human trafficking) and a survivor of human trafficking came together to inform students on human trafficking and how they can help fight it. This campaign didn’t only focus of women it also focus on men and children alike, to learn more about Human trafficking and what you can do to help fight it visit the Price of Life website.

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Women’s Rights Bill up for Discussion

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mc156436

 

Governor Cuomo seems to be one of only a few in senate, in favor of women's rights.

Governor Cuomo seems to be one of only a few in senate, in favor of women’s rights.

The article states that many people have not been in favor of this bill and are hesitant to pass it. Many are in disagreement about topics such as sex trafficking and child abortion laws. Thus by preventing the bill from passing  issues such as equal pay for women and the prevention housing discrimination are also prevented.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/opinion/keep-the-womens-rights-bill-intact.html
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Women, Bought and Sold in Nepal

Posted on October 15, 2013 by mm155719

NEPAL01-articleLargeAccording to UNICEF close to 7000 women and girls are trafficked from Nepal into India, and close to 200,000 of them are now working in brothels all around India. This violation of their right to freedom often occurs when a stranger offers these needy girls a fake job or when a family member sells a woman off in order to be able to maintain themselves. Some non profit groups such as the Caritas internationalis are fighting all throughout Nepal, trying to prevent the trafficking of Nepalese women. These groups work with border police officers by training them, teaching them to identify the signs of women who might be a victim of human trafficking. This effort however, is often defeated by the pimps who bribe the border police officers into allowing them to traffic women. This article displays a journalist’s encounter with human trafficking in Nepal.

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Silenced Voices: Victims of Forced Child Marriages in Afghanistan

Posted on October 13, 2013 by pp160545

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Sahar Gul was about 13 when she was sold to a man of 30-year-old to be married. At that time, she still had not reached a legal marriage age which is 16. As soon as she arrived at her in-laws’ … Continue reading →

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Women in the Senate

Posted on October 12, 2013 by kr156036

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In Jennifer Steinhauers’ New York Times article written on March 21, 2013, she states that “with 20 female senators now in office, an all-time high, women have morphed from the curiosity they were for much of the 20th century into … Continue reading →

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Posted on October 10, 2013 by lk158195

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In this New York Times article, it is reported that the New York City Council passed a law that employers cannot penalize women who ask for minor job modifications due to their pregnancy and childbirth. This act allows women to … Continue reading →

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