UPDATED: The Gutting And Gagging Of Feminist Women's Refuges
Domestic Violence Centres under Government Assault
A new Milgram type experiment has found one particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: "women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory."
The study also found that people holding left-wing political views were less willing to hurt others. One particular group held steady and refused destructive orders: “women who had previously participated in rebellious political activism such as strikes or occupying a factory.”
http://mic.com/articles/92479/psychologists-have-uncovered-a-troubling-feature-of-people-who-seem-nice-all-the-time
Women's Refuge to service men and be operated by men
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/news/womens-refuge-shuts-its-doors-after-24-years/story-fngr8gwi-1226969246170?nk=d6b9bca62c849a9b351e59314755f2f8
"One of the boys had access to R-rated movies, and so he'd come in and for boys who don't have exposure to that kind of media, it was kind of an initiation"
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/how-boys-teach-each-other-to-be-boys/372246/
Feminists in disbelief as Refuges handed over to Religious Charities
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/pru-gowards-tender-touch-brushes-women-aside-20140626-zsmjr.html#ixzz35vbaFdZ5
Closure of Womens Refuges
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/womens-refuges-closing-down-after-reform-fails-them-20140619-zse72.html
Greens campaign to decriminalise abortion in NSW
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/greens-launch-push-to-decriminalise-abortion-in-nsw-20140618-zsdmj.html
Conservative Sydney Anglicans continue to oppose women as priests
The Church of England has finally agreed to appoint women bishops, but the Sydney Anglicans continue to oppose admitting women to the priesthood. Their opposition is based on a claim that the Bible requires women to submit to their husbands in marriage and to male leaders in the church. Therefore, they cannot be leaders in mixed congregations of men and women.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/conservative-anglicans-have-women-priests-in-their-sights-20140715-zt7ue.html
Creepy app that stalks women – Facebook privacy issues
http://www.cultofmac.com/157641/this-creepy-app-isnt-just-stalking-women-without-their-knowledge-its-a-wake-up-call-about-facebook-privacy/