Nicole Deniflee, Author at ihtbd

Foster Care Grad: Nobody Is Supposed to Touch You

By Nicole Deniflee & Chandani Smith ● Crime & Law ● October 30, 2014

Gender-sensitive programs and therapies offer promise to female teens trying to cope with the hardships of being in foster care. Shavonn Wheeler knows from her own life all that can be lacking and generously reflects on that here.

Activists Stress Urgency of Stalled Violence Bill

By Nicole Deniflee ● Crime & Law ● September 23, 2014

Critics of the international anti-violence bill argue it will impose Western values on other countries, will be costly to implement and excludes men and boys. Supporters say no, no and no.

‘Seat at Table' Video: Sisters, Moms Key Role Models

By Nicole Deniflee ● Teen Voices ● August 22, 2014

Dara Swan talks with Zerlina Maxwell about the challenges of being a role model to siblings in the final installment of their “A Seat at the Table” conversation. “It's not always easy to throw out your opinion, especially when others aren't necessarily gonna support me,” says Swan.

Teens Say School Sex Harassment Goes Unpunished

By Nicole Deniflee & Tatyana Bellamy-Walker ● Crime & Law ● July 10, 2014

“You get one speech and everybody ignores it, like harassment isn't there,” says one student. Another says “the focus has to shift to telling boys that they can't treat girls in certain ways.”

Ruling on Hobby Lobby Draws Strong Outcry

By Nicole Deniflee ● Uncategorized ● June 30, 2014

The hashtag #NotMyBossBusiness is going strong on Twitter as critics decry a dangerous precedent that targets women and gives employers control over healthcare.

Transgender Women Face Highest Risk of Violence

By Nicole Deniflee ● Uncategorized ● June 12, 2014

A new report on violence experienced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, transgender and queer identified documents its pervasiveness in the U.S.

George Will Argues Rape Confers Coveted Status

By Nicole Deniflee ● Uncategorized ● June 10, 2014

Pulitzer-prize winning columnist George Will has thrown virtual gas on the Internet blaze about campus rapes by writing an updated version “she asked for it” in his column in the Washington Post. Will also writes for Fox News and Newsweek.

Report Calls for Wider Global Access to Midwifery

By Nicole Deniflee ● Uncategorized ● June 4, 2014

Authors analyze the status of midwifery in 73 countries—all either low- or middle-income-that account for 92 percent of the world's maternal and new born deaths. Materials to prevent bleeding, infection and lower blood pressure are in short supply.

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