Advancing the Human Rights of Women & Girls
For all those haters of women-led, film franchises we’ve got news: Films which feature female leads are more likely to perform better at the box office. The study qualified the… Read more »
#MeToo encourages women to share experiences of abuse and harassment, but what many don’t know is that doing so in Canada can put them at risk of a lawsuit—and all… Read more »
A judge ruled that Cyntoia Brown, who was just 16 years old when she killed the man who was sex trafficking her, must serve at least 51 years in prison…. Read more »
A range of structural inequalities between females and males are widely recognised. These material facts about female oppression must be acknowledged when we think about two questions at the heart… Read more »
A new survey of attitudes to rape and sexual violence published today (6 December) reveals: A third (33%) of people in Britain think it isn’t usually rape if a woman… Read more »
In a fascinating study, researchers have shown that results from conventional self-reporting surveys on gender prejudices should be regarded with a measure of skepticism. People have not been telling the… Read more »
Source: Feminist writer Meghan Murphy discusses Twitter ban after company implemented new transgender policy | TheHill
Males used more swear words, object references, e.g., “xbox” and swear words. Also, interestingly, “my wife” and “my girlfriend” are strongly correlated in the male results, while simply “husband” and… Read more »
Stewart, David Challen and the Hart brothers know the devastation abuse can wreak – and are challenging the idea that it is a women’s issue. “To tackle domestic abuse, you… Read more »
No more dinners with female colleagues. Don’t sit next to them on flights. Book hotel rooms on different floors. Avoid one-on-one meetings. Now, more than a year into the #MeToo… Read more »