Four women who ran empowerment workshops were gunned down in a volatile area of Pakistan that was once a base for the Taliban. Women who work for charities are at risk in Pakistan’s conservative areas where men violently oppose their efforts. ...
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In Japan, 2020, more than 350 incidences of domestic abuse were reported each day & the suicide rate among women soared. The government responded by assigning as "Minister of Loneliness" the same man tasked with convincing women to marry and have ...
The man tasked with addressing increased suicides among women in Japan is Tetsushi Sakamoto, already a minister in charge of dealing with the declining birthrate in part by encouraging marriage; yet the surge in suicides corresponded with record-high ...
In 2019, Yasmin wrote for a pornographer's publication and inadvertently supported a feminist argument against porn. She claimed many self-declared asexual people, including herself, use pornography because it allows them to dissociate and has ...
Several US states are introducing bills to restrict abortion in what is clearly patriarchal control over women's reproductive capacity; meanwhile, major media outlets like @CNN won't even use the word "woman" #BidenErasedWomen https://t.co/Xn2FDY...
In 2011 Julie Spence was raped by Harpal Singh Sehra just twelve days after he was released on bail for another assault against her. Sehra received just four years in prison for the crime. She is now fighting for a change in the law. ...
Jessica Watkins, member of a far-right militia who stormed the US Capitol building, petitioned to be released from jail due to safety concerns related to being transgender. JW said of the incident: "Extreme times call for extreme measures.” ...
RT @HadleyFreeman: This story is just mad. A long-running and highly effective women’s refuge loses its contract because it’s deemed insufficiently inclusive, because protecting women isn’t a worthy enough cause anymore https://t.co/tRrZ9P...
"As is stands, a bill is passing through Holyrood that criminalises the stirring up of hatred against men who dress as women but not the stirring up of hatred against women." #SexNotGender https://t.co/gldzHG...
In her BBC documentary Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn, she grapples with her feelings about being a victim of revenge porn not once, but twice. The pandemic has seen a surge in reports, with campaigners saying the problem has been exacerbated by ...
Sexy Tea shop had referred to women as a "bargain" on one of its mugs, adding that customers could pick up women while waiting for their drinks. The shop had in the past also sold tea bags with the slogan "Master, I want you" along with images of ...
Podcast @GCstoryhour was removed by host platform @Anchor after a single complaint from @getsoftpodcast, which is described as pertaining to "erotic thrillers and softcore films." https://t.co/nb0YT4... https://t.co/8NJQIc...