Gender & Sexuality - Catalyst

Western Feminism in the 21st Century: Stigmatization, Media, and Men

April 16, 2022April 15, 2022 Carla Pierini

Feminism is one of the most significant social movements of our time as a human species; however, within the framework that it has evolved in throughout its time as a Western social movement, some believe that it has taken a wrong turn. What people must understand is that modern-day feminism is the attempt to dismantle the oppressive patriarchal system which has been established for many centuries, harming both women and men. Feminism isn’t about “us versus them”, but rather, “everyone versus the patriarchy”.

Gender-Based Violence Against African Women and Girls: The Social Impact of Climate Change

February 20, 2022February 15, 2022 Jenna Hicks

Climate change has exacerbated gender-based violence against women and girls across Africa through an increasing scarcity of basic resources such as food and water.

South Korea-Japan Relations: Will the Hostility Ever End?

December 2, 2021March 14, 2022 Hailey Lee

The mutual animosities between Japan and South Korea remain hostile and unresolved, tied to lingering wounds that have not yet been healed from a century ago. The most critical dispute rooted in the history of these two nations is the “comfort women” crisis — tens of thousands of women across Asia, most of them Korean, were sent into military brothels to service Japanese soldiers as sex slaves.

Tunisia Makes History with First Female Prime Minister in the Arab World

November 30, 2021November 29, 2021 Penni Tenzin

Given the task of forming the new government, Bouden’s cabinet includes twenty-five members including nine women aside from the Prime Minister, marking hope for a social change in women’s rights in Tunisia as well as for the Arab world.

Afghanistan: Where the Climate Crisis and Gender Inequality Intersect

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Katie Pallett-Wiesel

Afghanistan is facing a major crisis as millions of Afghans risk running out of food before winter arrives. In August, the Taliban takeover exacerbated economic instability, causing an exponential increase in food prices and displacing 3.5 million Afghans.

The American Childcare System: Does Anyone Care?

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 Laurie Chan

Childcare in the United States has long fallen disproportionately onto the shoulders of low-income women of colour. As long as women of colour’s work is viewed as disposable and they are expected to carry the burden of childcare, they will continue to be undervalued, burnt out, and be barred from socioeconomic mobility.

Woman or Womb?: The Ongoing Exploitation of Chinese Women’s Bodies

November 19, 2021November 22, 2021 Maria Lima Fernandes

In China, a lack of protective legislation against domestic violence and women’s lack of freedom and access to reproductive health is a major concern. Most importantly, and perhaps less acknowledged, is the decades-long, government-provoked trauma faced by women in China in terms of reproductive restrictions.

“Government-Sponsored Outing”?: Understanding Quebec’s Bill 2

November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 Maria Lima Fernandes

A bill proposal by the Quebec provincial government has sparked concern from transgender and LGBTQ+ activists. Bill 2, a potential amendment to the Civil Code, promotes change in family law and, according to activists, is a direct infringement … Continue reading

Empowering Women in Rural Balochistan through Midwifery: The MLCD Project

November 9, 2021November 19, 2021 Laila Mirza

I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari, the founder of IDSP and mastermind behind the MLCD project, on why this project is crucial to the people of Balochistan and how it is positively impacting their lives.

A Troubled Past Unburied: The Return of the Taliban to Power in Afghanistan

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Tara Orange

For those who lived through the first Taliban regime, memories spark fear that they will return to a place of little to no freedom of expression, minimal employment, poor security, and, more specifically, gender inequality.

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