In this paper we present a rhetorical genre analysis of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Girls (MMIWG) National Inquiry. We focus on concepts meta-genre hybridity in context social change to explore dynamics MMIWG Inquiry as an instantiation “truth commission” (TC). Following Giltrow (2002), treat advice criticism from participants about how should be performed. apply Gready’s (2011) T...

OBJECTIVES In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed legislation making female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) illegal in the United States. CDC published the first estimates of the number of women and girls at risk for FGM/C in 1997. Since 2012, various constituencies have again raised concerns about the practice in the United States. We updated an earlier estimate of the number of women and girls ...

You mentioned liking only tall girls and not having the same feelings toward shorter girls. Why do you think this might be? Are you concerned because you feel you should be attracted to shorter women? What about liking tall women is troubling to you? By answering these questions, perhaps you will feel less troubled about your attraction to taller women. After all, there is nothing shameful or w...

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), this commentary highlights the problem of violence against adolescent girls. It describes the nature and magnitude of violence faced by adolescent girls, what we know about factors that drive violence against women and against adolescent girls. It highlights the importance of promoting egalitarian gender norms, particularl...

BACKGROUND Excessive alcohol use accounted for an estimated average of 23,000 deaths and 633,000 years of potential life lost (YPLL) among women and girls in the United States each year during 2001-2005. Binge drinking accounted for more than half of those deaths and YPLL. Binge drinking also is a risk factor for many health and social problems among women and girls, including unintended and al...

Two-thirds of blindness and visual impairment occurs in women 1 , and recent prevalence surveys in Vietnam and China show an imbalance in the coverage of services across some areas. We know that, compared to men, women account for the greater burden of blindness from cataract. 2 Women and girls face numerous barriers in accessing eye care services and are less likely to utilise them. Understand...

ôbjective: the problem of runaway girls is one of the social problems which has become more prevalent and is considered a serious challenge for families, welfare centers and governmental organizations in ïran. this study aimed at determining the demographic, personality and psychopathology characteristic of a sample of runaway girls in shiraz, ïran. methods: fifty girls who had escaped from the...

The main objective was to assess knowledge, practices, and restrictions faced by young women regarding their menstrual hygiene. The views of adult women having young daughters were also included and both views were compared. In addition, the factors influencing the menstrual hygiene practices were also studied. The study was carried out during 2008 in Mumbai, India. The mixed methods approach w...