“Ultimately, guns provide women with a practical and immediate means of self-defense against physically stronger male attackers,” Grace Rutherford PO ’28 writes. “The defensive use of firearms can deter crime, interrupt attacks and reduce the likelihood of victimization.”
Tag: Women’s Rights
A discussion on prostitution policy with Melanie Thompson and Yasmin Z. Vafa
On March 7, leading advocates Melanie Thompson and Yasmin Z. Vafa discussed policies to best prevent exploitation and violence from sex trafficking. The discussion took place at the Athenaeum and was co-sponsored by the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights.
OPINION: Feminism does not mean man-hating
We need to work on dissociating feminism from misandry in order to keep fighting for women’s rights, argues Leah Voudouri PO ‘24.