Last week in my blog, I discussed the potential that medical device innovation holds for transforming the accessibility and quality of healthcare in the developing world. Such innovation is dependent on understanding the problem in the context of the local culture, developing solutions unique to that situation, and distributing these products to the people in [...]
As I’ve stated at the beginning of a few of my blogs, I’m looking at how user fees can effect maternal health in developing countries. They can present an important barrier to accessing health services, but providing free health care has problems of it’s own. The struggle for developing countries across the world is to [...]
As was commented on my last blog, immigrants who are residing in the United States absolutely do have rights, despite common misconceptions. As I discussed two weeks ago, immigrant women who are in the U.S. illegally are especially vulnerable to abuse (including economic, physical, and sexual) because they often feel helpless to seek help from [...]
Since this is my last blog, I see it fitting to end on a more optimistic note; so this week I want to discuss another potential intervention for improving women’s mental health. Additionally, since it’s important to look at past research to see what works and what doesn’t when looking to the future, I will [...]
As all of you know, I’ve been focusing my blog lately on the gender pay gap between men and women in the corporate world. For this week’s blog I’d like to focus on executive training programs specifically available to women, and analyze their successes, failures, and opportunities to improve. For a bit of perspective, I’m [...]
I want to focus this blog post on the question, “Where do we go from here?” The last several blog posts regarding forced rape and sexual assault on college campuses explored different intervention programs taking place across the country. A majority of these initiatives and education programs focused on men and attempting to change behaviors [...]
On April 8th, the Romani Union will lead the world in its annual celebration of International Romani Day (1). The day is intended to both honor Romani culture and raise awareness about the issues that the Romani face. This day will undoubtedly spark conversations about the issues that I have described on this blog over [...]
The very idea that young women have the right to select their own partners, based on love and individual will, is regarded in many parts of the world as misguided foolishness.1 In previous blogs I’ve explored various issues contributing to the prevalence of child marriage, such as poverty and lack of education. In addition, I [...]
For the final installment of the Birth Day Blog, it’s time to talk about what happens after the Birth Day has passed, after the cord stump has dried, the well-wishers have gone home, and, if a woman is so blessed, the congratulatory flowers have started to droop and the balloons to deflate. After the initial [...]
A Long Time Coming &a Long Way To Go
Over the past seven weeks, I have gone into detail of different types of human trafficking in the Philippines and what measures two non-governmental organizations are doing as prevention and interventions for these injustices. I have only given a small glimpse of what the Filipino government is doing for their people such as R.A 9208, the Anti-Trafficking [...]
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