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Algorithms have been created in a way that both reflects and perpetuates biases, particularly those regarding race and gender. In the past, algorithms have been perceived as neutral; algorithms come from technology, are coded, and are ‘logical,’ ...

Algorithms and Bias in the Digital Age

Algorithms have been created in a way that both reflects and perpetuates biases, particularly those regarding race and gender. In the past, algorithms have been perceived as neutral; algorithms come from technology, are coded, and are ‘logical,’ ...

Following the rise of Al Qaeda and ISIS, countering violent extremism has become an important issue in the Middle East. Throughout Jordan, various military and security groups, the intelligence community, and non-governmental organizations are all wo...

Jordanian Feminism and Countering Violent Extremism

Following the rise of Al Qaeda and ISIS, countering violent extremism has become an important issue in the Middle East. Throughout Jordan, various military and security groups, the intelligence community, and non-governmental organizations are all wo...

It is easy to assume that our concepts of gender come from concrete portrayals in the media. We see pictures of buff men and dainty women, and we internalize these stereotypical characteristics of masculinity and femininity. But that is only part of ...

The Grammar of Gender Inequality

It is easy to assume that our concepts of gender come from concrete portrayals in the media. We see pictures of buff men and dainty women, and we internalize these stereotypical characteristics of masculinity and femininity. But that is only part of ...

Diapers may be Japan’s most pressing issue of 2019. The Japanese diaper industry is booming, so what is the problem? Japan sells more adult diapers than child ones! This disturbing revelation sits at the epicenter of an aging crisis in Japan. With ...

Japan’s Baby Problem

Diapers may be Japan’s most pressing issue of 2019. The Japanese diaper industry is booming, so what is the problem? Japan sells more adult diapers than child ones! This disturbing revelation sits at the epicenter of an aging crisis in Japan. With ...

2018 has been designated the Year of the Woman, and the midterm elections have confirmed the title. Though still far from attaining equal representation in the government, women won a record-breaking 117 leadership seats. With so many women taking o...

Women Who Work: Ivanka Trump’s Personal Brand

2018 has been designated the Year of the Woman, and the midterm elections have confirmed the title. Though still far from attaining equal representation in the government, women won a record-breaking 117 leadership seats. With so many women taking o...

  Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics, and they become destructive. This rings particularly true for beauty standards in both India and the West....

Imperialist Complex(ion)

  Beauty standards, as promoters of mass consumerism and objectification, universally tend to be harmful. Add problematic racial dynamics, and they become destructive. This rings particularly true for beauty standards in both India and the West....

On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people rallied around the world to stand up for women’s rights during the Trump administration. Rallies took place in every major city, from New York, to Los Angeles, to Washington DC; in small towns across the U...

Unite Women, Don’t Divide Women

On January 21, 2017, over 5 million people rallied around the world to stand up for women’s rights during the Trump administration. Rallies took place in every major city, from New York, to Los Angeles, to Washington DC; in small towns across the U...

In the latest episode of the Trump administration mixing public governance with private business, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom chose not to carry Ivanka Trump’s eponymous fashion line for the upcoming year (later followed by Sears and Kmart). This m...

The Ivanka Conondrum

In the latest episode of the Trump administration mixing public governance with private business, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom chose not to carry Ivanka Trump’s eponymous fashion line for the upcoming year (later followed by Sears and Kmart). This m...