Walking down a noisy Oakland, California street on my way to do some writing at a coffee shop, I heard a woman weeping as she stumbled on the other side…
CEDAW, Women’s Human Rights, and the United States
I am fortunate to be taking an online course on monitoring women’s human rights around the world through the Human Rights Education Association. As with any globally-oriented class having students…
Child Brides & Toddlers and Tiaras: a Reflection
Just having finished the book I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced & a recent National Geographic article on child brides (Too Young to Wed, June 2011), I feel compelled…