The Intersection of Gender, Culture and Education: Jamaica: The Next 50 Years!

While it is true that both men and women in general go to the movies to be entertained, it is equally true that in the search for entertainment there are some amount of gender and racial dynamics at play. Over the years much have been said and written about how Hollywood portrays women as sexual objects in movies for the sexual gratification of men. We tend to ignore the fact that the sexualisation of men in movies and film have worsen over the years.   According to data from the Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, since 2007 the hypersexualisation of men on film has increased. In 2014, 8 percent of male characters were cast in sexualized attire up from 4.6 percent in 2007.   The Annenberg Report also found that there has been an increase in male nudity scenes. We live and operate in world where sex sells and this age old saying is so true in the world of entertainment. Many women are attracted to strong male characters. ...

April 7 is World Health Day, and this year the World Health Organization is focusing on #diabetes. An estimated 422 million people in the world have diabetes and the prevalence is growing, particularly in low and middle income countries. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively used the insulin it produces. Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar, and gives us the energy that we need to live.   If insulin cannot get into the cells to be burned as energy, sugar builds up to harmful levels in the blood.   There are two main types of diabetes. People with type 1 typically make none of their own and require insulin injections to survive. Persons with type 2 diabetes, usually produces their own insulin but not enough or they are unable to use it properly. People with type 2 diabetes are typically overweight and sedentary, two conditions which raise a person’s insulin needs.  ...