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Understanding the Social Determinants of Female Genital Mutilation
Get PDFThe contested practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is rooted in several social and cultural norms and prevalent in more than 30 countries across the world. This article aims to illustrate FGM’s geographical and historical prevalence, root causes, and clinical, social, and economic implications. Despite a higher prevalence in countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, FGM is also practiced in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Canada. With substantial regional variability in prevalence, a girl’s or woman’s place of residence, education level, and wealth status significantly shape their personal FGM experiences. In applying a human rights lens to FGM, there is a strong case for eradicating its practice. Progress towards a world free of FGM will require tailored and data-centred policy solutions, contextualized to each FGM-practicing community
Gender and Microinsurance: A Study of Ethiopia
Get PDFMicroinsurance has been thought of as the cure for poverty in the Global South. In the Ethiopian context, the concept of microinsurance is fairly new. Due to a continuous dependence on agriculture as the main source of income and to low levels of education, most of the population rely on Edir and Equib as methods of coping with risk. This study uses data collected on Ethiopia in 2017 by the consulting firm MicroInsurance Center and focuses on coping mechanisms for agriculture and health crises for peoples in rural areas of the country. This study asks: What is the effect of gender on crop risk coping strategies? What are the perceptions of insurance in rural Ethiopia? An analysis of the data set reveals that few people in rural areas understood what microinsurance was or used it as a coping mechanism. In a crisis, men relied first on cash and savings, while women took on additional employment. Results suggest that policymakers might further the understanding of microinsurance in the country and that insurance companies design gender-sensitive microinsurance programs
The Implications of Social Media on #BlackLivesMatter
Get PDFThis essay explores the world of social media and its implications for social movements such as #BlackLivesMatter. #BlackLivesMatter was created after the death of Trayvon Martin, and stems from the inaction from the judicial system toward his murderer, George Zimmerman. The movement sought to bring attention to all Black lives that were being discriminated against by the state and the police in the United States, through underlying ideologies of inequality and exploitation. On social media websites such as Twitter, the activists behind #BlackLivesMatter found a place where they could push back, strive for collective action, and protest against the state and mass media organizations. Social media has created a space where people around the world could exchange thoughts, ideas, emotions, and debates on social injustice—a community designed for those who are outraged and seek change in a world they see as unjust. But social media has also been manipulated by political and economic elites, and corporations can control what society sees online. Some cyber activists seek attention instead of actual change for Black lives. This project concludes that social media affects #BlackLivesMatter in both positive and negative ways, but it is up to the people to seek active change and to make a difference
Identity Text Project
No full textHow do I perceive myself in Canada as a newcomer refugee? Identity is constructed by ethnicity, gender, class, nationality (etc.), and its formation is a continuous process shaped by ever-changing life experiences. I attempted to document my identity formation through self-reflexive analysis. I observed four stages that influenced my identity in Canada (Honeymoon phase, frustration period, adjustment period, and acceptance period). My journey from Syria to Canada has made me create my current hyphenated identity and motivated me to question what it means to be Syrian-Canadian
Music to the Survivors’ Ears: The Role of Music in Mitigating Neurocognitive Impairments of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors
Get PDFChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common form of childhood cancer and, due to high survival rates, there is an ever-growing population of survivors. Many childhood ALL survivors experience neurocognitive late effects that can affect intelligence, working memory, and processing speed, and which may be linked to chemotherapy received during treatment. Some clinical interventions have been tested in this population, but with minimal success. Music has been suggested as a therapeutic intervention for childhood cancer survivors at large, but not specifically for childhood ALL survivors. A review of the literature suggests that music may provide important benefits in all areas of neurocognitive difficulty for childhood ALL survivors. Therefore, music may be a promising form of intervention for the late effects of childhood ALL survivors, and it is necessary to develop and pilot such an intervention for this population
