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Gender and Justice Conference – Dr. Laura Lederer, J.D.
Posted by admin on April 23, 2008 in Conferences, human trafficking
Dr. Laura Lederer opened Saturday’s plenary session with a story telling of a recent experience visiting the Red Light District in India, where the buying and selling of women is popular and practiced frequently. Human trafficking is the 3rd largest commercial industry, exceeded by drug trafficking. Over 70 countries have passed laws to stop human [...]
Gender and Justice Conference 2008-Jackson Katz
Posted by admin on April 23, 2008 in Conferences
Friday I showed up to the first plenary session of the conference: Gender and Justice, sponsored by Vanguard University’s Center for Women’s Studies and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force. Jackson Katz opened with an introduction to the influence of media on gender issues. Proposing that the word gender is generally related to women’s [...]