Ms. Anniversary

One Ms. movement that really engaged me was on women’s equality and the right to vote. In 1919, the 19^th Amendment was finally passed in which women gained the right to vote. According to Ms. Magazine, women need to go out in the upcoming election in November to vote on women’s issues such as healthcare in which women may receive contraceptives. Women also need to vote to make sure that we are standing up for ourselves as a society of women. Women have come a long way in which we are now able to advocate for one another. Women are also running for top governmental offices such as the Senate. By having women in the Senate, a “women’s view point” is able to be expressed and understood. The ability to vote is very powerful in which women are given an equal opportunity to have their voices heard. 

 

MS article

The MS article that I chose to read was "Femisphere: Sports Bloggers with a Gender Lens" by Avital Norman Nathman. The article talked about how sports writing is generally done by men, but there are some feminist out there who do sports writing as well. Caitlin Constantine is a sports blogger who was interview by the magazine and she speaks about reporting on women and how women are looked upon differently in sports. She speaks about the 2012 Olympics in which women such as Gabby Douglas and Lolo Jones were criticized not because of their performances, but because of their attire which is ridiculous. Feel free to share your thoughts.

ICT

ICT is the abbreviation for Information and Communications Technology which covers all types of equipment ranging from computers, cell phone, software, and television.

Reflection on Sgt. Albanese and Trooper Arescos' Presentation

Last week we had the pleasure of hearing from two guest speakers. Sgt. Albanese and Trooper Aresco's presentation was very educational and informative. I learned a lot about Internet safety and the do's and dont's. Something that I found very interesting was that one should never leave the computer open because someone could hack in and turn on the web cam which would be very unfortunate to the person on the other side. I also learned that hackers could be across the globe and still have access to your information that is stored on the computer. I really enjoyed the presentation and walked away with a lot of great information.