The Gendered Impact of US Border Militarization
The militarization of the US-Mexico border has been an insidious and protracted process. It was not Donald Trump that first
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Kill the Imposter: How Imposter Syndrome Affects Black Women in the Workplace
In my processes of negotiations class, we have discussed how power and identity factor into negotiations specifically in terms of
Read moreInternational Relations and the Invisible Queer
When my friend suggested I use queer theory in my undergraduate thesis in international studies, I thought she was joking.
Read more“You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!” or the story of how Virginia Slims tried to ‘emancipate’ women through smoking
In 1968, cigarette firm Philip Morris introduced a brand of cigarettes targeted, for the first time, exclusively towards women as
Read moreThe Emancipatory Potential of Feminist Foreign Policy
The Gender Conference’s October panel Feminist Foreign Policy challenged us to imagine a gender-sensitive foreign policy agenda beyond adding the
Read moreReading to Learn, Act and Change: Black Lives Matter
Over the last few days, protests have erupted all over the U.S., in the aftermath of yet another unnecessary Black
Read moreChild Farm Workers in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Farm Work and Covid-19 The United States has reported over 1.6 million cases of Covid-19.[i] Within this outbreak, children associated
Read moreMy Feminist Research Manifesto
As a PhD student, I study the relationship between feminist groups, legal reform and social change with respect to rape
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This semester I have had the privilege to cross register into a Harvard Kennedy School course called “21st Century Global
Read moreFrance’s Femicide Crisis
Introduction France’s deeply sexist and misogynist society has caught up with it, as record femicide rates continue to creep up.
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