Blog 9

The Association for Women in Science works on achieving equality for women in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.  They work for women, helping them with mentoring, scholarships, and job listings.  The science field is dominated by males, and this non-profit organization is trying to change that.  They promote women in these fields, while trying to advance the movement of women into the science fields.  They help facilitate networks, as well as help women with getting jobs in these fields.  They do, however need contributions to keep helping women all over the country.  They work in a national level, as well as local chapters, which is why you need to donate! 

In FIFE, chapter 8, Hooks talks about the women "leading" the feminist movement, and how they are viewing it in a "neocolonial" way.  Hooks basically says that many of the top world feminism issues are viewed by the westerners as something barbaric, when they really could be mirrored with some issues here in America.  One thing that really caught my eye was the issue of "female circumcision", that Hooks brings up as one of the top world feminism issues.  Not knowing what this was, I googled it and came up with some pretty disturbing answers. While I disagree with this procedure, I agree with Hooks when she says that we can't see world issues from just our perspective.  In fact, many of the woman interviewed about this issue said "that it is a source of empowerment and strength".  Although this surprised me, I can accept the differences between our culture and theirs.  

In The Globe Trotting Sneaker, Enloe talks about the women who work to put together Western athletic shoes.  Most of them are Asian, and they work for companies like Nike, and Reebok.  The women hardy earn a living doing this, as the big companies push to pay them less and less.  I have thought about this before.  I work in a woman's clothing store, and we get weekly shipments.  I have looked on the tags of the clothing before, and most of it is "Made in China".  Some other accessories and jewelry are from India.   As i pull away the plastic wrapping and paper stuffing, I think of the hands that packed the items accurately, stuffing everything neatly in a box before it gets shipped across the world.  I have thought about this for quite some time, feeling bad for the conditions that other women have to work in.  Here I am making as much money in a day as they make in a month.  Sure things are WAY different here, but does that give us any right to rely on other countries' people for our financial and physical pleasure?