My Overall Impression of CSW61
2017-04-09
Overall, my experience attending the Commission on the Status of Women 61 was a positive one, despite the UN’s liberal agenda. If not for C-Fam, the issue of life wouldContinue Reading
A Panel on the Sex Trade
2017-04-08
One of my favorite panels when I attended the Commission on the Status of Women was the panel titled: Does Full Decriminalization of the Sex Trade Lead to Women’s Empowerment?Continue Reading
Asking Advice or Donating to Planned Parenthood?
2017-04-03
Yesterday, I watched a Vanity Fair YouTube video with Emma Watson giving advice to people at Grand Central Station in New York. To get direct advice from Watson, via FaceTime,Continue Reading
CSW61: “Contraception is a lifesaving service”
2017-03-31
During the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), Denmark hosted an event on March 20th, 2017 on “Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergency Response.” The United Nations PopulationContinue Reading
A Panel on the LGBT Community
2017-03-14
On March 13th 2017, we attended a parallel event for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) titled Lesbian, Bi and Trans: Stop Leaving Us Behind. Parallel events areContinue Reading
Our First Impressions on CSW61
2017-03-14
Co-written by Sarah Kepins and Ruth Rosa This year we had the privilege of attending the annual Commission on the Status of Women [CSW61] at the United Nations, asContinue Reading
Should Women Migrant Workers Leave their Families in Order to Work?
2017-03-03
On February 17th, I attended a UN Women conference which addressed women’s human rights in the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. I focus on migration and immigration,Continue Reading
What does WHO’s Zika Announcement Mean for Future Policy?
2016-11-28
On Nov. 18, the World Health Organization released a statement declaring that its officials no longer consider Zika virus to be a public health emergency. Prior to the announcement, ZikaContinue Reading
Considering displaced persons: Before we fear, let’s learn from the past
2016-09-25
It’s February 1945. Liviu is fifteen years old, though he does not look it. The months in the camp have whittled him down to a child-like size, always shivering. Though he hasContinue Reading
Democracy: an end or a means?
2016-09-21
In the west, democracy has become an idol. The west teaches that democracy is the ultimate bastion of liberty. Perhaps from a political standpoint it is, or at least hasContinue Reading