Business English SDG Project by Dahlia Hadlock

Gender Equality

s1810245 — 2025-08-19 20:22:41 UTC

A topic I was super interested based on first glance was gender equality. I thought it was interesting because I can relate to it because i'm a woman myself but also it's always been a topic that I am passionate about and that I have very strong opinions when it comes to gender equality.

SWE

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 00:44:41 UTC

My mom let me know that my aunt is a member of SWE, or Society of Women Engineers. This organization supports women engineers and empowers them by giving them a voice in the engineering industry.

Women's Empowerment in science, tech, and innovation

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 01:02:53 UTC

While looking through the Gender Equality and women's empowerment section of the website, I ended up looking through the documents they had and I came across this one specifically which mentioned that women don't even make up 30% of global researchers and that the reason many women aren't employed in this field is not due to lack of abilities, but by stereotypes and lack of access to tech and digital skills.

AWIS

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 01:10:13 UTC

I was looking at different organizations that empowered women in science and came across this organization which has over 7,000 members and ensures women all over the world reach their full potential.

The Times of India

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 01:17:01 UTC

I was specifically looking at stories and articles basing in India and found this which mentions how 43% of women made up the graduates in STEM but only 27% of them actually entered the STEM workforce, experts said that this issue mainly stemmed from societal bias.

Societal Biases

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 01:33:19 UTC

I'm becoming more interested in finding articles and stories that talk about women's issues with societal biases and lack of good quality education because of gender and even race.

Sexism/Bias against women

s1810245 — 2025-08-21 01:46:33 UTC

The article explores the topic of biases against women in science based fields and emphasizes that societal expectations rather than personal ability lead to gender differences in STEM.

Targets

s1810245 — 2025-08-22 15:52:16 UTC

One thing that caught my eye about gender equality was the topics. They mention ending discrimination and violence against women, recognizing the value of women, ensuring that they have access to the proper healthcare, and reforming our society to suit women.

Women Elections

s1810245 — 2025-08-23 18:19:54 UTC

I was looking at the 2024 report for the election year and was surprised to see that women holding parliament seats went up by just 0.3%.

SDG Progress(2019)

s1810245 — 2025-08-23 18:28:55 UTC

While improvements have been made from when this movement was started, there's still a lot more that can be done to bring down the violence against women and girls.

On Track(2019)

s1810245 — 2025-08-23 18:31:44 UTC

I found a section in the files I was reading about gender equality and found that there's been little improvement in a lot of issues and even insufficient progress when it comes to representing women and their rights.

RQ #1

s1810245 — 2025-08-26 20:08:40 UTC

Why are there so many kidnappings and trafficking cases of women in Kazakhstan?

RQ #2

s1810245 — 2025-08-26 22:25:39 UTC

Do higher gender inequality rates have any correlation with the increased rates of sex trafficking across Mexico City?

Limited Progress

s1810245 — 2025-09-02 22:25:00 UTC

This update highlights the slow progress toward achieving the goal of gender equality. It says that none of the issues have been met, with many still being far from their targets due to persistent systemic issues like gender discrimination, lack of legal protection, and an insufficient amount of data. It mentions the need for stronger political investment and inclusive action to accelerate progress. This shows that progress toward gender equality has recently slowed, and none of the criteria have been met, meaning there is still a long way to go when trying to achieve gender equality.

Sex trafficking in Mexico

s1810245 — 2025-09-02 22:31:34 UTC

The rescue of 26 women, including two minors, from human trafficking operations in Cancun is extremely awful. The women were exploited for cheap labor and even had some of that money taken from them. Thankfully, the women were eventually rescued by the police. This horrific crime operation took place in a well populated area of Cancun, which tells that even touristy areas like Cancun can still hide these awful crimes.

Sex Trafficking in Mexico City

s1810245 — 2025-09-02 23:01:01 UTC

This article talks about how two big gangs in Mexico City, the Tepito Union and the Tlahuac Cartel, are trafficking women using both the streets and online social media like OnlyFans. They trick women from other states with fake job offers, then move them through highways, sometimes with help from corrupt police. Once the women are in the city, they’re forced to work and give money to the gangs, even if they work independently. It’s terrifying how they use technology and power to control the women involved in this. This shows that more needs to be done to protect women and stop the gangs and cartels.

Sex Trafficking in MC

s1810245 — 2025-09-02 23:22:38 UTC

This article talks about a report that found five places in Mexico City where gangs like the Tlahuac Cartel and La Union Tepito use hotels to traffic and exploit women. These gangs work with traffickers who are allied with these gangs to force women into sex work at the locations. The police created a map indicating the red zones and visited the places where they saw things like clothes hanging out of windows. It’s truly heartbreaking that these gangs use regular places to hide such awful crimes. More needs to be done to stop human trafficking, not only in Mexico City but in the whole world.

Kenya

s1810245 — 2025-09-02 23:51:27 UTC

This article is about a documentary called "Kenya", which follows a trans sex worker named Kenya in Mexico City after her friend Paola is murdered by a client. Even though there's proof against the guy who killed Paola, he’s set free, which shows how the justice system fails trans women. Kenya turns this tragedy into action by organizing protests and making sure Paola is buried and recognized as a woman. The documentary doesn’t just focus on the tragedy of the situation but highlights Kenya’s determination to fight for her friend and the trans community.

Mexico's War on Drugs

s1810245 — 2025-09-03 00:09:25 UTC

The linked report above is called “Surviving Death: Police and Military Torture of Women in Mexico,” and it tells the stories of 100 women who were arrested and brutally mistreated by police and soldiers. These women suffered horrific tortures, they were beaten, electrically shocked, suffocated, sexually assaulted, and even raped with objects just to force them to confess to crimes that they didn’t commit. Many tried to report their torture, but only a few cases were even investigated, let alone served justice. It’s disturbing to read how people in power use torture and SA on women, yet still get away with it. The Government should actually take accountability by stopping the violent torture of women and protecting them while punishing the actual villains in society.

Torture/Brutality by police

s1810245 — 2025-09-03 01:24:25 UTC

This report shows that women suffered from torture, disappearances, and killings because of the military and police. The women were beaten, waterboarded, shocked, and sexually tortured. All of this was done by the police extracting confessions or information that often wasn’t true. Many of these women were just regular civilians, and they didn’t get justice because very few were investigated, let alone held responsible. The very people who were supposed to be protecting the people from criminals and gangs who do this have become the ones doing it themselves.

What I want to research

s1810245 — 2025-09-03 06:34:19 UTC

I want to research the sexual trafficking of women, which must be addressed to reach SDG 5. I will focus on Mexico City and implementing shelters/services for anyone who needs them. I want to research this because I hate seeing so many people(mainly women) suffer these cruel crimes while the people who commit them get away with it. I also wish people could understand why people get into exploitative work and jobs in the first place, and why no matter what job someone has, it's never an excuse to be sexually exploited without consent or will.

RQ #3

s1810245 — 2025-09-03 16:01:55 UTC

What strategies can we use to prevent sex trafficking in Mexico City?

RQ

s1810245 — 2025-09-03 16:05:51 UTC

How can we reduce the sex trafficking of women in Mexico City by implementing shelters