July 2020 - Women's Network for Change

July 25, 2020

Marie Colvin: The Life of a War Correspondent

Often referred to as a war heroine, Marie Colvin is one of those journalists who have made a mark on countless people around the world. Her striking image, a blonde woman with a black eye patch over her eye, is recognizable to anyone familiar with the industry. But who exactly is Marie Colvin and what impact did she make on the world? Colvin’s childhood Marie Catherine Colvin was born on January 12, 1956, to a Marine Corps WWII veteran and […]

July 14, 2020

Understanding Hate Speech and Cyberbullying in Modern Times

Day after day, we are bombarded by news stories about people suffering from online hate and vitriol. In 2016, an 18-year old Texas girl shot herself in the chest after enduring harassing messages online. And who can forget Amanda Todd, the 15-year-old girl who sparked nationwide outrage in 2012 after it was revealed in the YouTube video she left behind how she was cyberbullied for many years? It’s already 2020, but it seems like hate speech and bullying is still […]

July 11, 2020

COVID-19 and Feminism- Part 4

Feminist approaches to COVID-19 response As of the end of June 2020, Coronavirus has infected over 10.7 million people perishing over 516 thousand across the world (Worldometers, 30 June 2020). Many developed and underdeveloped nations are undergoing one of the most challenging global health crises that have disrupted the world economy and unleashed primary structural incompetence. The COVID-19 virus has laid exposed the destructive legacy of neoliberalism in all its fractions and divisions. The biggest neoliberal economies- the US, […]

July 5, 2020

How Women Are Fighting Against the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis

Almost 12 million people have contracted the COVID-19 virus. As the whole world struggles with the pandemic, its long-term effects are slowly making themselves known. Economies are suffering from major losses, health care systems are collapsing, and over four billion people from almost 100 countries from all around the globe are staying locked inside their homes. It’s a level of crisis that remains incomparable, not even in history. The thing is, although the number of female workers considered essential during […]