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Reproductive coercion is a form of gender-based violence. It’s likely more common than we realise

Behaviour to ‘promote’ or prevent pregnancy can intersect with domestic, family and sexual violence. It weaponises someone’s reproductive capacity to control them.
Alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell outside the Maxwell trial. John Minchillo/AAP

Lucia Osborne-Crowley was in the courtroom with Ghislaine Maxwell at her sex-trafficking trial. Her final account centres the victims

Lucia Osborne-Crowley’s intrepid trauma-informed journalism put her ahead when reporting on Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial – in terms of access to the courtroom, victims and understanding the role of memory.
Alice Munro (left) receives her 1986 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction from Governor General Jeanne Sauvé in Toronto, 1987. (CP PHOTO/Blaise Edwards)

The Gothic horror of Alice Munro: A reckoning with the darkness behind a feminist icon

An essay by Alice Munro’s daughter about childhood sexual abuse has forced a reckoning with the legacy of the feminist icon and writer acclaimed for her ability to give voice to women’s lives.
There is evidence to suggest that some individuals who hurt animals likewise act violently toward women and girls. (Shutterstock)

Studying violence toward women and animals can help us develop strategies to prevent both

Evidence suggests that some individuals who hurt animals likewise act violently toward women and girls. Exploring that overlap can help prevent gender-based violence and animal abuse.
According to figures from the Virage survey (2015), in the course of their lives, 3.9% of the men surveyed had experienced sexual violence, compared with 14.5% of women. Pexels

#MeTooGarçons: ‘In France, 80% of violent acts against men affect those under 18’

As #Metoo continues to unfurl in France, men are now also speaking up against abuse they experienced. The Conversation sat down with the country’s first sociologist researching this phenomenon.
Rape victim ‘Lucía’ saw women all over Spain take to the streets in fury at the treatment she had received (posed by model). Alto / Alamay

You Are Not Alone: powerful new film documents how women’s protest against misogyny helped change Spain’s rape laws

Documenting Spain’s #metoo moment, the film articulates women’s fury at the deeply entrenched sexism and misogyny that permeates Spanish society and culture.
Women have more positive experiences seeking justice when they experienced support, agency and validation. (Shutterstock)

The legal system must show more compassion to survivors of sexual abuse

Survivors of gender-based abuse can often feel retraumatized by the justice system. But simple acts of validation and support can make a meaningful difference and restore a sense of agency.

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