meet the pros: final project

As each generation grows older we seem to lose sight of what's important in life. The media has conducted itself to adapt to the times. Every day under reported news goes unnoticed while entertainment news keeps everyone in a frenzy. It so easy to ignore an international crisis when you aren't in that country; yet people aren't even aware of what goes on in the United States! Recently I attended a seminar for the Pulitzer Center, "Meet the Pros", a grant offering students the opportunity to report on international affairs. There I meet Allison Shelley and Melissa Turley, both previous winners of the Pulitzer Center. Shelley reported on women in Nepal and the practice of chuapdi in their culture. Turley reported on closing the gender gap in South Africa by supporting prostitution. And yet, I have never heard about this. Most people have no idea that every day women are being raped and are able to do nothing. Women are quarantined during their menstrual, and again, are able to do nothing. No one knows that events such as these continue to go on, we need to do better; considering that American women themselves lives in a male dominated culture, beyond that of constitutional debate. After all if the problem was completely resolved there would be no glass ceiling. Link to video with clips from "Meet the Pros" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuyRADNOiA0&feature=em-upload_owner Together we can make a difference, tell a friend to tell a friend. xx