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.
Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres in The Sheik (1921).
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.
The issue of consent leaves room for interpretation by judges and juries.
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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.
Gov. Ralph Northam has fumbled his apology.
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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.
Tom Stewart fought to bring the sexual abuse that he endured as a Boy Scout to light.
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These reorganizations may provide roadmaps for other nonprofits to follow if they face abuse allegations in the #MeToo era.
Gillette backed up its campaign by US$3 million in charitable donations, but the brand has been criticised for appropriating the #MeToo movement.
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Gillette recently made headlines with their controversial campaign against toxic masculinity, but other brands appear to be better at taking action.
Does the new #MeToo-inspired Gillette ad for men’s razors represent a cultural shift in ads directed at men? Here’s a still from the new ad.
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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?
Gillette’s ‘The best a man can be’ advertisement has dared to be different in how it speaks to its male audience.
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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.
Bryan Keogh, The Conversation e Nicole Zelniker, The Conversation
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.
Protesters stand outside the CBS shareholder’s meeting.
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The absence of strict law enforcement against perpetrators has meant institutions of higher education continue to have high numbers of sexual violence cases.