A group of women pay their respects at a memorial wall dedicated to the victims of the Toronto van attack.
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The word “terrorism” has not been used officially to describe the Toronto van attack. But if it’s shown the accused was inspired by misogyny, Canadian law allows for terror to be added to murder charges. Should it?
Women and people of colour experience “chilly climates” at academic science conferences.
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In the much awaited second season of the TV series, Offred is more openly defiant than she was in Margaret Atwood’s novel. Still, the first two episodes remain true to the themes of Atwood’s book.
Stephanie Clifford may be a ‘porn star,’ but her success is hardly typical of the vast majority of performers affected by the seismic changes in the industry.
Penelope and the Suitors, by J.W. Waterhouse (1912).
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It may seem incredible that some 2,500 years since the Homeric epics, women are still silenced in public. But the myths of Archaic Greece resonate today in disturbing ways.
The experiences and voices of women of colour, as well as many disadvantaged women, are hidden in the #MeToo movement.
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It’s important to differentiate between various forms of sexual violence to punish perpetrators appropriately, and to help those affected to label and describe their experiences.
Recent violations of sexual harassment policies at universities have involved students as complainants.
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Today’s workplaces extend beyond physical spaces, so movements like #metoo must trigger change in how we behave online.
Some women in refugee camps are afraid to go to distribution points to pick up aid packets because of fear of sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Survival sex – the exchange of sexual favours for aid packets – happens in refugee camps everywhere. Victims are not protected by international human rights law.
State curricula articulate principles of respect and ethics in relationships, but some don’t use the word ‘consent’.
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The #MeToo movement has sparked discussions about appropriate sexual behaviour that teachers can build on in sexual education.
In a 2016 ABS survey, one in two women reported having experienced sexual harassment, but 90% of them did not contact the police.
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Critics say that #MeToo has turned the legal principle of innocent until proven guilty on its head, but such comments privilege the rights of perpetrators over justice for victims.
If we’re going to grasp what makes Eakins’ art so tragically powerful, we should be honest about the man who made them – and the impulses that drove him.
US President Donald Trump after sacking Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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