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18 posts todayLaw Commission to tackle 'rape myths'
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18 posts today'Responding today, the commission said it will examine ways to counter misconceptions about the reasons why complainants delay reporting sexual assault and the relevance of a lack of resistance or injury.' https://t.co/R1vxKb...
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18 posts todayMexican actor gunned down at school while waiting for son
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18 posts today'Authorities have not yet made any arrests in the case though the police conducted searches after Mendoza’s killing. They have not ascertained a motive for the shooting either.' https://t.co/7qx98L...
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18 posts todayWomen asylum seekers are not criminals: say no to Hassockfield (Derwentside)
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18 posts today'The campaigners say it is imperative that the women know they are not alone and have pledged to maintain regular vigils and noisy protests at the site until it is closed.' https://t.co/oBipvK...
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18 posts todayNSW pledges to criminalise coercive control and change existing abuse laws
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18 posts today'Some of the recommendations being adopted include the introduction of a new, stand-alone offence for coercive control as well as amendments to existing laws.' https://t.co/5zdOSA...
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18 posts todayReproductive rights and the bigger picture for Roma women
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18 posts today'From the beginning, it was a process of listening. We developed a methodology, SORA, which means ‘sister’ in Romanian. It’s an acronym of Study, Organise, Revendicate and Advocate.' https://t.co/lu2toq...
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18 posts todayA letter Campaing: Freedom will not be limited to prison walls | HDP Europe
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18 posts todayA letter Campaign: Freedom will not be limited to prison walls 'Below you will find the prison addresses of 40 imprisoned HDP politicians (20 women and 20 men ...) to whom you can write a letter.' https://t.co/327jBQ...
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18 posts todayStanford research reveals a hidden obstacle for women in academia
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18 posts today'...the researchers found that scholars who wrote about topics associated with women, or used methodologies associated with women, were less likely to go on to get senior faculty positions than those who did not.' https://t.co/SbsAGe...
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18 posts todayWomen in Turkey call for networks of solidarity after suspicious death of Kurdish political prisoner
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18 posts today'She [Ms. Tosun] appealed to British women’s organisations and trade unionists to “expand networks of solidarity with those resisting the increased violence and oppression against women in Turkey."' https://t.co/hW3ou9...
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18 posts todaySex, gender and freedom of speech in the workplace
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18 posts todaySex, gender and freedom of speech in the workplace 'Employers must not confuse sex with gender identity or gender reassignment. A person’s legal sex does not change unless they have a gender recognition certificate (and even then not for all ...