The Gender and Age-Specific Vulnerabilities of Refugees and Internally Displaced Adolescent Girls
Imagine being forcibly displaced from your home, and have to leave everything behind, only to find yourself living in camps in the other part of the country or the world because this is the only safe place for you. Imagine, finding yourself stuck in an illegal boat, using illegal means to escape from violence, war, or natural disaster. Now, imagine facing all these already traumatizing, complex, and harsh living conditions but having to do so as a young girl.
Here Today, Not Gone Tomorrow
While plastic is not the only substance that is contributing to the large waste problem, it is the most problematic. In 2013, the average American produced about 4.4 pounds of waste per day. That’s 1,361.4 pounds a year. Collectively, that’s 167 million tons of trash every year.
The Production of Knowledge and the Male Bias
All information is produced within the cultural prejudices and power structures of society. Sexism, for instance, has existed all throughout modern philosophy and science. Aristotle was one of the greatest influences on western thought. He argued women were inferior to men and promoted the idea that women should be ruled. A belief system that organized modern law and thought around treating women as ‘subjects’ instead of equal citizens.