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War Crimes Of The 90s: Rape As A Strategy, Mary Guinan Mar 1993

War Crimes Of The 90s: Rape As A Strategy, Mary Guinan

Public Health Faculty Publications

Historically, only men went to war. The winners took the losers' women and could rape, enslave, or kill them. As we moved into a more modern civilization, the rights of the winner over the women of the loser became less clear and were only vaguely documented. Even for modern war historians, what happens to the men on and off the battlefield is the main preoccupation. After all, women do not face combat and what happens to them seems unimportant. The rape of women by conquering armies has continued through all wars, but has rarely been considered a war crime, especially …


The Editor’S Role In Preventing Gender Bias In Scientific Journals: A Challenge, Mary Guinan Jan 1993

The Editor’S Role In Preventing Gender Bias In Scientific Journals: A Challenge, Mary Guinan

Public Health Faculty Publications

One way to explore whether gender bias exists in the process of scientific publishing is to examine the end product, ie, the published works, using previously validated criteria. Williams and Borins used this method and found significant gender bias in the studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This study will be challenged on the basis of the criteria used to detect bias. Are they valid'' Who is to decide" No generally agreed upon criteria exist to examine gender bias. Indeed, scientific journals have not indicated that they see a need for such examination. But even this method …