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New violence figures alarming
Port Moresby :: Papua New Guinea | about 8 hours ago
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SIX per cent of women have suffered abuse from a male partner, according to studies. They show 30 per cent suffered repeated abuse and 42 per cent had been assaulted during pregnancy. The regional office of the United Nations Development Fund for Women...
Tags: intimate partners, sexual violence, Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, Rape, Criminology, Social Issues, Sex crimes, Sexual assault, Violence against women, Domestic violence, Sexism
Classes for boys to end female violence
Sydney :: Australia | about 9 hours ago
Credibility Education, calls for teachers to be trained in gender, violence and sexual health, the Herald Sun newspaper says. Boys could also act out scenes of sexual coercion so they could better understand the issue. The VicHealth report said the education programs...
Tags: Australia, Sydney, Education, Gender role, Morrissey, Feminism, Sexism, Gender studies
Parties face new rules to end 'white men's club'
London :: United Kingdom | about 17 hours ago
Credibility In future, parties will publish online every six months details of the candidates they are selecting for the next general election. An amendment to the Equality Bill, now going through Parliament, will ensure there is "public accountability" to the secretive...
Tags: United Kingdom, London, Social Issues, Westminster system, Parliament of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Politics, Speaker of the British House of Commons, Preselection, John Bercow, Liberal Democrats, Discrimination, Canadian House of Commons, Conservative Party, Affirmative action, Speaker, Anne Begg, Sexism, All-women shortlists
2 women sue Randallstown insurance agent, State Farm
Randallstown :: MD :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Two women who work for a State Farm insurance agent in Randallstown sued him and his corporate employer Tuesday, saying he repeatedly subjected them to sexual harassment, vile insults and a hostile work environment. Kristi Mitchell and Veronica Cobb are...
Tags: Obie Sorrell, State Farm Annuity, Randallstown, State Farm Insurance, Employment law, Sexual harassment, Law Crime, Sorrell, Sexism
Police, Advocates try to ease fears at meeting
Steamboat Springs :: CO :: USA | about 21 hours ago
Credibility Steamboat Springs The threat to women regarding sexual assault and the investigation of a sexual assault reported in downtown were among the topics of a sprawling town hall meeting with victims’ advocates and police Tuesday night. Steamboat Springs...
Tags: sexually assault, Dave Kleiber, Steamboat Springs, Rape, Social Issues, Sex crimes, Crimes, Sexual assault, Violence, Law Crime, Sexism
Sex doesn't sell in mainstream cinema, study says
Davis :: CA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The research is in, and the casting couch is out. According to a new study published in the November journal of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, sex does not sell mainstream cinema. Crunching data from 914 films released between 2001...
Tags: sexually content, box office, Anemone Cerridwen, Davis, Motion Picture Association of America, Motion Picture Association of America film rating system, Cinema of the United States, Sex in advertising, Nudity, Sexual harassment, Entertainment Culture, Sexism
Swearing day so men can speak out
Sydney :: Australia | 1 day ago
Credibility For White Ribbon Day, thousands of men across the country including the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, joined in the mass pledge, vowing never to commit, excuse or remain silent about violence to women. The White Ribbon Foundation believes about one in three...
Tags: Kevin Rudd, prime minister, Australia, Sydney, Violence, Social Issues, Violence against women, White ribbon, Rape, Crime, Politics, Criminology, Sexual violence, Stop Violence Against Women, Domestic violence, Dating violence, Family therapy, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, green anarchism, Endgame, Sex crimes, Incidence of domestic violence, Kade Snowden, Law Crime, Sexism
Men's groups are fine by me, sister | Jennie Agg
Mens :: France | 1 day ago
Credibility Men's groups are fine by me, sister The new crop of male-specific student societies aren't an affront to feminism. Men need their own space to tackle gender issues I realise I am walking willingly into the snares of the toxic sisterhood by admitting...
Tags: France, Mens, Interdisciplinary fields, Gender studies, Sexism, Masculinity, Feminism, Gender, Sociology, Men, Social Issues, Education, Feminist movement, Men and feminism, Pro-feminism, Feminist theory, Civil rights and liberties, Social theories
Is there anybody out there?
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility Elizabeth Bang. “The fact that fewer victims of trauma are presenting themselves for assessment and recovery ticks the first box in demonstrating the current clinical pathways are a discriminatory barrier.” Women are the main users of ACC subsidised treatments...
Tags: clinical pathway, NCWNZ, sex crimes, Elizabeth Bang, New Zealand, Auckland, Gender studies, Rape, Sexual harassment, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination, Sexism, Women's rights, Social Issues
Rise of male student support groups sparks row at British universities
Mens :: France | 3 days ago
Credibility After decades of feminism, equal rights and "women-only" support networks, a lower, deeper voice is attempting to make itself heard at some of Britain's leading universities. Male students are "manning-up", setting up men's groups to celebrate and explore...
Tags: Oxford University, males students, oxford universities, supporter group, Alex Linsley, France, Mens, Human behavior, Masculinity, Man, Gender role, Sexism, Gender, Men, Sociology
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