STF featured for Ethical Fashion in Her Cincinnati Magazine

Emily     Empower Women, Ethical Fashion, Fair Trade, Press, STF News     0

  Want to learn more about ethical fashion? Check out the latest article featuring Stop Traffick Fashion in Her Cincinnati magazine. The article does a great job highlighting STF’s work and our focus on ethical fashion that empower survivors of human trafficking. Here are a few excerpts. You can read the full article below or on the Her Cincinnati website. “[Ethical Fashion] could encompass anything from what the product is made from — whether it exploits animals or the environment — all the way to who it’s made by,” says Hill. “To produce clothing so cheaply, you can’t be payingRead more

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Empowering Women Through Education

Melissa     Books & Resources, Empower Women     0

Let’s begin with an understatement: the positive effects of education are far reaching. Education gives women opportunities to earn money, confidence in themselves, and a much wider array of options in life. Even basic literacy helps a woman get a job or use public transportation. Critical thinking skills help her succeed in business and see if people are trying to cheat her. So it’s no wonder traffickers often go after uneducated women. They’re less likely to figure out what’s happening right away, and when they do figure it out, they’re less likely to be able to do something about it.Read more

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Empowering Women: Why It’s a Key to Ending Human Trafficking

Melissa     Empower Women     1

Women are disproportionately victimized by traffickers. A disproportionate number live in poverty and lack education and health care. (Check out this post from last week about the size and scope of human trafficking.) This year at STF, we’re going to take a closer look at what it means to empower women, and how to promote opportunities for women’s health, education, business, and life choice. While it might seem that focusing on women perpetuates inequality and leaves impoverished men and boys without resources, empowered women empower communities. When women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it into theirRead more