Por Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo La violencia contra las mujeres ha aumentado dramáticamente en la última decada en Latinoamérica, desde México, pasando por Colombia, hasta al sur en Argentina. En 2009, el abuso sexual en los buses de la Ciudad de México estaba tan fuera de control que tuvieron que crear flotas de buses solo para mujeres. Ahora, tirarle ácido … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez Jaramillo Violence against women has been on the rise in the last decade in Latin America, from Mexico to Colombia, down south to Argentina. In 2009, sexual harassment on Mexico City buses was so out of control women-only bus lines had to be created. Throwing acid on women’s faces is not restricted to the Middle East anymore; 119 acid … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez When President Obama arrived in Colombia this weekend for the Summit of the Americas, he was greeted with less-than-welcome news: Eleven Secret Service agents had been suspended and sent home for soliciting prostitution in the city of Cartagena. After one of the women complained to the police about not receiving proper payment, the story … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez Hooters, the trashy restaurant America hates to love, at long last, arrived in Colombia. And Florence Thomas, the French feminist active in Colombia, was there to chronicle her experience at Bogotá’s newest American chain-invasion. She published her article in Soho, a Colombian magazine that “excuses” their profiting from naked women with aspirations … Continue reading »
Por Juliana Jiménez Florence Thomas, la famosa feminista Colombiana, visitó el nuevo Hooters en Bogotá, y escribió un artículo al respecto para Soho, una revista que disimula el empelotar mujeres por plata con la excusa de hacerlo “con clase” o “artísticamente”. No se nos puede escapar la ironía de que Thomas escriba para esta revista … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez I recently discovered the Hollaback Project, “a movement dedicated to ending street harassment using mobile technology.” Street harassment is a reality women face in varying degrees, depending on where in the world you live. The first time I remember experiencing this I was 11 — I was living in Bogotá, Colombia, at the … Continue reading »
Sí, sí, Feliz Día de la Mujer. Gracias por la buena intención, pero me parece condescendiente y voy a explicar por qué. El limitarse a apreciar, o simplemente notar, un grupo entero de personas (como el Mes de la Historia Negra en Estados Unidos) me parece extremadamente corto de visión. Aunque parezca muy tolerante y … Continue reading »
By Andrea Alarcón I have been in northern India for about a week, traveling around with my mother. From now on, I will commence writing about my experiences as women traveling alone (after India my mom goes back home and I will continue on my journey by myself) and my impression of women’s lives in … Continue reading »
By Juliana Jiménez Many men are quick to get outraged by racism. It’s now considered common sense to at least oppose racism in theory, even when a lot of people remain unconsciously racist in practice. But when confronted by sexism, these same, ostensibly sensitive men will have no second thoughts about dismissing feminism. “Oh, but … Continue reading »
By Andrea Alarcón It is easy to generalize on this topic, but I will just pick my battle with a small segment of the media today. I took some screenshots of several Colombian news outlets, and found that on any given day there is something related to a half-naked or fully naked woman, on the … Continue reading »
