Global Oriented Response Paper

More specifically, in the case of sexual assault, this approach focusses on the changes in the labour force (gender based) and conflicts between genders over the acceptability and criminalization of sexualized violence as the starting point of explanation. One such concept is marxist-feminism, as a form conflict theory. According to this theory, the incidence of sexual assault in Canada is a result of the power imbalance between men and women, in which women are expected to assume a subordinate relationship to men in our capitalist society. Consequently, sexual assault can be seen as a logical extension of the typical interactions between women and men in which women are made dependent on men for economic production. Women's vulnerability to sexual assault is a result of their subordinate relationship to men. The set of beliefs and attitudes that divide people into classes by sex and justify one sex's superiority is called sexism. There are a number of sexist dictates that serve to maintain this subordinate relationship. The first tenet concerns women's status in society: women occupy a relatively powerless position in society and are the recipients of fewer advantages and privileges (economic). Men's benefits are built into a patriarchal system which begin in a basis of economics and branch out to other aspects of social life from there. Secondly, sexual assault is as a means of control over women: assault plays a role in

Rebecca Solnit’s article focuses on the ways male violence negatively affects women. Harassment from men directed at women keep women from speaking up, and many women are living in constant fear of male violence. They live in a constant state of fear because they are aware male violence is taking place around them. Women are also afraid of potential male violence because men openly express authoritative behavior. She explains men feel they have the validity to control and abuse women. Specifically, a man will approach a woman with the expectation that the woman will return the man with a sexual favor. For example, “a woman was stabbed after she rebuffed a man’s sexual advances while she walked in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood late Monday night…”

"In one sense, critics are correct that focusing on women as victims is counterproductive, but not because we should ignore victimization altogether. The real reason to avoid an exclusive focus on women as victims is to free us to concentrate on the compelling fact that men are the ones who victimize, and such behavior and the patriarchal system that encourages it are the problem." (Johnson, p. 110).

Not only did the authors believe that opponents are using these claims to support their arguments, they also believed that it placed stereotypes on men or an imagined male, to be threats and women to be weak and in need of protection. Schilt and Westbrook argued that opponents did not take into account that transgender individuals report facing an immense amount of discrimination and are in need of protection as well. They also argued that their opponent’s claims “generate fear and misunderstanding around transgender people along with the suggestion that transgender people are less deserving of protection than cisgender women and children (Bathroom Battlegrounds and Penis Panics, para. 6).” Although they mentioned that they were not suggesting that sexual assault is not a serious issue, they argued that public restrooms rarely have such assaults. In addition, they argued that based on empirical data, transgender people in the Unites States are much more likely to face violence rather than creating it. They also emphasized that their opponents were not able to site these claims of an actual case of bathroom sexual assault, rather that it was just from their deep-rooted cultural fears.

I would like to learn more about what else could be done to ensure a safe work environment for transgender individuals. I also would like to learn more about protective factors that these people have and what resources could be used as protective factors for young and middle adulthood transgender people. This project helps to increase awareness of oppression because, the cruel and prolong unjust treatment of individuals has been going on for a very long time and with understanding the trans community and the difficulties they face that I was unaware of we see how oppression very much still occurs today. This project also helped to relate intersectionality to oppression. As quoted in the power point by Audre Lord “There is no such thing as a

According to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, gender equality means “women and men, and girls and boys, enjoy the same rights, resources, opportunities and protections. It does not require that girls and boys, or women and men, be the same, or that they be treated exactly alike.” To eliminate these biases, the first step would be stopping harmful acts against females like sex trafficking, rape, sexual harassment, etc.

Collaborate with community women’s groups to design and facilitate workshops and forums to address issues of violence from many perspectives, particularly against women and girls. For example PAVE, IWD, TBTN

Police profiling and harassing the transgender population not only isolates transgender Americans, but also propels the violence and discrimination against them. The authority, officers and chief of the United States could do the nation an incredible service by opening their minds and modifying biases; sensitivity training would truly do wonders for America and western society as a whole. In order to have trust as a two way street between transgender individuals and police authority “law enforcement agencies should adopt policies that govern interactions with transgender and gender expansive individuals” (A National Crisis: Anti-Transgender Violence, 2015, p.4) this is the only way we can keep up our strides as a country for acceptance and the road to peace on

The struggle for equality has been intense, and still continues to this day. With this being said, much progress has been made in establishing respect and external acceptance for all individuals sense of identity. For example, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Same Sex Marriages, marking a pivotal point in the civil rights movement for the LGBTQ community. For many, this act helped to support their sense of self, a right that been denied for so long. The United States effectively validated the LGBTQ community, giving this group all rights granted to all other citizen’s, However, the creation and acceptance of this community has not had positive benefits for all members. The Gender Binary has been changed, but many distinctions

Women around the world are sexually assaulted and victimised, with lack of support systems resulting in them being silenced, leaving them with long term effects such as depression and other mental illnesses and fears of being attacked again. The women that are sexually abused feel that they're being targeted again, either when they're talking about it and receive negative feedback, the fact that they have a higher chance of being assaulted again, and that the fear of the court procedures that they'd have to experience. Most women don't report being raped or having been sexually assaulted because it's such a traumatic event, they fear further injury, fear the court procedures, and they don't want to talk about it, leading them to not get the

In his book Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, lawyer, writer, and professor Dean Spade argues that the majority of social justice works needs to dismantle the notion that legal action in the form of recognition, visibility, and inclusion, such as anti-discrimination laws and hate crime legislation, will eliminate transphobia and related injustices, and encourages activists to take action that will transform societal standards from general society to the transgender community on an ascending scale as the only way in which to ensure sustainable, effective results. He argues that formal, or legal, equality is not deterrent, and exists as a space in which bias, exclusion, and discrimination still occur, differentiating it from actual, effective equality. Before prejudicial behavior can even occur within the legal system, however, Spade points out that litigation is expensive, thus nearly impossible for members of the transgender community to obtain and they are often precluded from job opportunities as a result of transphobia within the professional world. In addition, intent is

CSI featured a transgender serial killer in one episode. Stryker calls these “psycho-killer-in-a-dress stereotypes”. To make matters worse there were scenes in which transgender murder victims were ridiculed by the show’s main characters while investigating the crime scene and examining their bodies. The victim’s gender identity became the butt of a joke. But while the trans community is being represented as killers, they are also the ones who are being murdered. Media has a habit of “telling the world a story that transgender people are always victims or villains, instead of true depictions that show the transgender community as citizens worthy of equality and respect” (Kane, 2013).

The social issue that I chose which affects society today is transgender inequality. These issues are more recently gaining attention and becoming a prevalent topic of inequality within our country. A transgender person is someone whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth. As more and more transgender people share their stories in the media, the social problems that arise from these stories are discrimination within their everyday lives. They suffer from scrutiny and judgment from their peers, and thus many hide their gender identity from family and society. This social injustice can be as simple as a glance or staring, or offensive comments and questions to violent hate crimes. Transgender people are prone to violence and harassment, and often not feeling safe in any aspect of society. They are fired from jobs, denied medical insurance, and being murdered left and right solely for being transgender. “A staggering 41% of respondents reported attempting suicide compared to 1.6% of the general population, with rates rising for those who lost a job due to bias (55%), were harassed/bullied in school (51%), had low household income, or were the victim of physical assault (61%) or sexual assault (64%)” (National Center for Transgender Equality). The structure of this paper will consist of adding all the research that was gathered over the semester, news articles and peer

She makes another statement affirming her position that female oppression could be related to anything but human constructs that must be destroyed:

In the article “Sexual Violence is a Crime, Sometimes”, the author is Maya Mikdashi who is well known for writing about gender and sectarian issues occurring in Lebanon. The author addresses a very touching and interesting topic, sexual violence, which should be everyone’s because anyone, no matter what is his or her gender, could be subjected to sexual violence. Marital rape has been a very prevalent issue in Lebanon, and the civil law exempts the husband who attempts marital rape. Although marriage grants both partners rights to each other’s bodies, this doesn’t mean