Okay, can I just geek out for a few minutes? Is that okay?
You can time me. I promise it will only be a few minutes.
I'll even refrain from putting on those "high-water" overalls I love so much when moments like these arise.
It'll be hard. But I do it for you.
So today...this very day...I went to a conference about some research being done concerning violence against women and family law. The premise was that family law was directly correlated with violence against women. Meaning, all those religious laws that countries hold so dear (e.g. polygamy, dowry practices, child marriage, etc.) are totally the cause (or a great determinant predictor/variable) of sexual assault, discrimination, rape, and murder. Anyways, the whole study is a bit "statisticky" so I'll spare thee.
The geek out moment?
In order to do this study and pull out this data--which was then used to inform Canada against making polygamy legal (and other countries on other such policies) --they used the very database that I am currently working on/for!!! The WomanStats Project. Check it out!
http://womanstats.org/
I was sitting in the audience with this big stupid grin on my face.
Totally cool.
Grateful to be a part of something so significant and important.
Okay okay okay.....I like the overalls--alright?! I couldn't help it....
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