This is my first official post. I have never had a blog before and have been poking around the WordPress site. Originally, I had what is now the “About” page as my first post. I felt that the contents of that piece was more appropriate in that section. Issues that adversely affect women have always caught my interest but I am trying to narrow down what this blog will be about.
As I am writing this, I am reading a news article from Macleans.ca regarding an “apparent poison gas attack on Afghan girls’ school” that occured yesterday. According to this article, this is the 3rd attack on a girls’ school in 2 weeks. 98 students and school employees were admitted to hospital as a result of this attack. Concerns are now raised that the Taliban, the suspected group behind these attacks, have found a new method of scaring girls into staying home instead of heading to class.
I am reading more articles about the intimidation these girls face when going to school and am considering writing about the education of girls around the world. However, I do wonder if researching issues that affect the basic safety and security of women is more important.
