Somaly Mam Internships & Jobs

   

JOBS

The Somaly Mam Foundation is currently seeking a full-time Executive Director. Please contact theBridgespan Group for more information.  

INTERNSHIPS

Somaly Mam Foundation is currently seeking interns based in our New York office. All positions are unpaid, and we ask for a commitment of at least 15-20 hours per week.

To apply, please send your resume, a cover letter, and a brief writing sample tointernships@somaly.org. Please include your name and the position that you are applying for in the subject line of the email.

For Spring internships, please apply by December 1. For Summer internships, please apply by May 1. For Fall internships, please apply by August 1. We consider applications on a rolling basis.

Cause Marketing Intership

Development Internship

Volunteer Coordinator Internship

So as I was looking at the Somaly Mam cite I looked up ways to get involved with the Somaly Mam foundation and other than giving donations there are internships and jobs you can get involved with. This would definitely be a future I could see for myself and many people in our class. Half the Sky has opened my eyes and I don't think I could forget about it even if I tried. I wish this documentary was shown in high school possibly our senior year. I think a lot of students would possibly consider helping the cause if they knew just how bad sex trafficking has become. It's a problem that can't be ignored once people are exposed to it. So I hope these internships are in my own future because I don't think I can watch this documentary and read the book and not do anything to help the cause. 

Women Laughing Alone With Salad

http://thehairpin.com/2011/01/women-laughing-alone-with-salad/

In my Adolescent Literature class, we were doing a mini lesson on media literacy and began discussing the blog "women laughing alone with salad," and how this particular advertising trend is hilarious. I'm pretty sure that most women do not break down laughing every time they take a bite of their salad, but apparently that's what we should be doing. Us women should be so happy about consuming this green, leafy salad.

Don't get me wrong- I can definitely have a great time eating salad. Eating a salad can be a great experience for me, especially when it has ripe tomatoes and good Italian dressing. But it's just another marketing ploy geared towards telling women that being healthy, and by extension skinny, is what will make you happy.

Why can't women eat some baby back ribs and laugh about it? Or a bacon cheeseburger? And why can't men laugh about eating salad? In my Adolescent Lit class, we decided to take pictures of our guy friends laughing alone with salad to counteract this advertising trend. If any of you or your guy friends want to take part in it, let me know!

Response to Gretchen's post about Victoria's Secret

This is awesome! I work at Victoria's Secret and often have to explain to people why I like working there because everyone knows what a feminist I am and people often question why I would work at a place that seems to exploit/ over sexualize women. I just tell people that I like helping women and making them feel sexy no matter what. Plus it's a fun job! Being a feminist doesn't mean we don't still want to be sexy, right? Now this is another reason to be happy to work for them! I think it's awesome that a company known for their provocative lingerie is still reminding women (and men) that NO means NO and just because a woman is wearing sexy stuff under her clothes does not mean that she wants to have sex; and just because someone doesn't want to have sex from time to time doesn't make her prude. We all have the right to say no (and yes) whenever we want. No one should ever be pressured, and a popular company reinforcing that is definitely a step in the right direction. Thanks for posting this!

World AIDS Day

So World AIDS Day was last Sat. Dec. 1st. For my internship at Planned Parenthood, I helped at an AIDS Day event at UB. We had a table of information, free condoms, and were signing people up for a new Planned Parenthood student group on UB's campus.

It was nice to see a different campus and talk about sexual health and answer questions that people had. I also love spreading the word about an awesome organization.

One thing that struck me was how many guys did't know about the services we had for men. Besides pap smears, pelvic exams, cancer screenings, STD testing and treatment, pre-natal care and birth contro/Plan B prescriptions for women, Planned Parenthood offers STD testing and treatment and cancer screenings for men. They also give free condoms to anyone who comes in. They will even give Emergency Contraception (Plan B) to guys if they ask for it. They also have an education program and some sites even offer counseling to people who want it. I also had some LGBT students asking what we could do for them, and I explained that the organization is non-judgmental and provides services for everyone, and they also do a lot of advocacy work for the LGBT community.

I figured I would share this info in case anyone ever needed their services! They are all confidential, don't need parental consent to go, don't need to be a US citizen, and their fees are based on an ability to pay, so a lot of college students get their services for free or really cheap. They're website is plannedparenthood.org if anyone wants to check it out! They're also always looking for interns and volunteers, which would be awesome for anyone declaring the Women's Studies major/minor.