Twenty-five years ago, an Irish nun handed a report to the Catholic Church that detailed sexual abuse against nuns by priests worldwide. It was ignored. But now nuns are finally sharing their stories.
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Panned as rubbish when it was published in 1919, The Sheik spawned a legendary movie and hundreds of desert romances, despite its questionable central theme.
In New Zealand, sexual crimes are describes as “crimes against religion, morality and public welfare”, not as crimes against a person. This disparity in language underscores the inequity in how the law treats women.
Trying to figure out if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam or other would-be penitents are sincere? A scholar who analyzed dozens of recent apologies offers a user’s guide.
These reorganizations may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
Gillette recently made headlines with their controversial campaign against toxic masculinity, but other brands appear to be better at taking action.
The new #MeToo-inspired Gillette ad for men’s razors has attracted some negative attention from men. Is the ad aimed at men or women? If men, does it represent a cultural shift in ads for men?
How do you celebrate masculinity without also acknowledging toxic masculinity in the #metoo era?
Gillette isn’t the only male-centric brand to have recently challenged masculine stereotypes. But advertising research can help us understand why it’s been getting the most flack.
The backlash against the Gillette ad shows how painfully little distance we as a society have covered since the #MeToo movement.
Gillette’s controversial advertisement is an important sign the #metoo movement has changed the global zeitgeist.
The French writer’s work and life make perfect cinematic subjects.
John of God, the Brazilian spiritual leader accused of sexual assault, exploited women with a network of people dependent on him for money and power.
Despite the #MeToo movement, women in politics still face challenges in talking openly about gender equality.
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In the last year, workplace culture faced major upheaval for working women. We at The Conversation put together our reporting on that very topic from 2018.
An employment law expert explains why it’s time CEOs had to follow the same rules and harassment policies as every other employee.
The absence of strict law enforcement against perpetrators has meant institutions of higher education continue to have high numbers of sexual violence cases.
Two-thirds of people who report workplace sexual harassment say they lost their jobs or are retaliated against in other ways. Most never receive any money.
The term ‘gaslighting’ is now liberally used but what does it mean and where did it come from?
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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