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Category: Discussions and Critical Analyses
Discussions with members of our community and critical analyses on issues related to women’s rights, advocacy and current events
Adolescent Sexual Initiation
A 2000 report titled “A Portrait of Adolescent Health in the Caribbean”, sponsored by PAHO, surveyed over 15 000 adolescents between the ages of 10-18 from… Read more “Adolescent Sexual Initiation”
Would you consider T&T a developing country when it comes to issues of gender?
“Would you consider T&T a developing country when it comes to issues of gender? Our women do have access to health, education, ownership of resources etc. But… Read more “Would you consider T&T a developing country when it comes to issues of gender?”
Gender Stereotyping
Gender Stereotypes are simplistic generalizations about the personality traits, attributes, characteristics, abilities, value and roles of men and women. Gender Stereotyping can be discriminatory because it limits individual… Read more “Gender Stereotyping”
Letters from the community
Hi, I think your website is GREAT! My sister and I had a similar idea for a site, it would have been called “today you made a… Read more “Letters from the community”
The Working Woman: Elka
WomenSpeak: What do you feel is your greatest challenge being a woman Elka: Getting things done. I can’t do it all, and need help and no… Read more “The Working Woman: Elka”
My gf & I watched a movie that raised a debate between us. Does Marriage Imply Consent?
No. Absolutely not! When we marry we do not become property. We have a right to our own bodies. Marital Rape is said to occur when a… Read more “My gf & I watched a movie that raised a debate between us. Does Marriage Imply Consent?”
Trinidad and Tobago 3rd Best Place to be born a girl? What the report doesn’t say.
Plan UK along with The Royal Commonwealth Society recently released a report on the Best Countries in the Commonwealth to be Born a girl. The top three… Read more “Trinidad and Tobago 3rd Best Place to be born a girl? What the report doesn’t say.”
How do you feel about a man “tiefing a wine”? Do you feel obliged to let him or do you say “step off”
Avi: It depends on the man’s approach, and on the man. Not everyone is liable to get my cooperation. Mars: If you are not comfortable…do what feels… Read more “How do you feel about a man “tiefing a wine”? Do you feel obliged to let him or do you say “step off””