issue: Stopping Violence Against Women

Immigrant Women Caught in Systemic Oppression

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There isn’t just one problem facing immigrant women, but a whole system of intertwined oppressions. Women in general are discouraged from voicing their opinions, particularly when they speak out against discrimination. From unfair pay to sexual assault, immigrant women have even less of a voice in our society. The opportunities that bring immigrants to a new country often turn out to be unreachable, and these limitations are soon braided into other forms of discrimination.

The Maid’s Tale

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Nafissatou Diallo, the woman who brought forward charges of rape against Dominique Strauss Kahn, spoke with Newsweek magazine.

Rape Culture: Why the Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Matters

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The Dominique Strauss-Kahn case has given us an opportunity to see how rape culture affects national coverage of rape. We have seen victim blaming from respected news publications using irrelevant details to discredit the accuser’s case (last time I checked, having truthful immigration papers does not make anyone more or less likely to become a survivor of sexual assault). This case is hugely important because rape culture does not exist on some far away plane, and it does not take Strauss-Kahn’s prestige to get off scot-free.

Still a Case for Trying Strauss-Kahn

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Jim Dwyer writes for The New York Times: “What is so wrong with the original plan to hold a trial for Dominique Strauss-Kahn to decide if he committed an act of sexual violence against a hotel housekeeper?”