by Lisamarie Bourke | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
Every day, women and young girls are objectified and exploited across various mediums of media. Social media posts, movies, magazine ads, album cover art – women are used as an item to make a product more attractive to a consumer. The media plays into...
by Lisamarie Bourke | Oct 7, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
Statistically speaking, one in three women will be exposed to gender-based violence in her lifetime. It is a widespread issue, reaching women in nearly every country, culture, and socio-economic stature. Violence increases the risk of women developing mental or...
by Lisamarie Bourke | Sep 23, 2019 | Blog, Lisamarie Bourke
A masked man boarded a bus carrying children home from school in Mingora, Pakistan on an October day in 2012. He fired a single bullet into the head of Malala Yousefzai and fled, leaving her to die. The Taliban had apparently made good on their threat to kill the girl...