Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Gaslight (1944), the film that inspired the now widely used term.
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The term ‘gaslighting’ is now liberally used but what does it mean and where did it come from?
Codex Manesse, circa 1305-1315.
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In his text Fire of Love, Rolle has a few interesting things to say about medieval gender relations.
Colorado state senator Randy Baumgardner was accused of inappropriately touching a former legislative aide.
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Between November 2016 and October 2018, more than 130 government officials were publicly accused of sexual harassment or assault.
Two in five Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence.
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Australians are more aware of domestic violence and sexual assault than before. But a worrying proportion blame victims for abuse, think women are lying, and don’t believe consent is always necessary.
Protestors at an anti-Trump rally in 2017.
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Writerly acts of confession are garish, they are vulgar and dazzling, but they are the only form of disobedience at many a woman writer’s disposal.
Controversial film directors Nic Roeg, left, and Bernardo Bertolucci.
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The pair never worked together, but their controversial depiction of sex links them in the minds of movie historians.
High time to talk about consent.
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Gender and sexuality can help understand consent – but there’s so much more to consider, when drugs are involved.
Rockstar Games has been criticised in the past for stereotypical portrayals of female characters in its games.
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A video uploaded to YouTube last month depicted an avatar in a video game physically assaulting a female character until she was unconscious. Should that be allowed in today’s gaming culture?
Cheryl Zondi bucked the trend of rape accusers staying anonymous in South Africa.
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Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
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Michelle Grattan speaks to Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
Google employees protest outside the company’s Mountain View, California, headquarters.
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The walkout by thousands of Google employees around the world was historic, both because of who was protesting and what their demands were. It may even mark the start of something new.
Anne Summers on #MeToo and women in politics
Anne Summers is concerned about the slow progress in Australia in addressing sexual harassment and assault.
Changing the times.
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From #MeToo to #RefugeesWelcome, add a hashtag and the world will listen. Shame they’re not always used for good.
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In a country where 26% of the population has access to mobile internet, India’s working class women are finding other ways to fight the patriarchy.
‘Women for Trump’ listening to President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Wheeling, WV, in September.
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The GOP’s handling of sexual assault allegations against prominent GOP figures has led some to conclude that the party does not respect women. But GOP women are sticking with their party.
A global campaign.
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A year after #metoo caught the world’s attention, is the media letting the campaign down?
Oceans 8 New York premiere.
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There are so many opportunities for women in Hollywood these days, as long as they play roles that were originally intended for men.
Behind the rose-coloured tales of well-matched couples falling deeply in love, Austen’s novels vigorously critique the patriarchal structures of her day.
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Though she created her stories more than 200 years ago, Jane Austen’s novels were forerunners of feminism.
In this Oct. 27, 2017 photo, actress Rose McGowan, left, waves after being introduced by Tarana Burke, right, founder of the #MeToo movement, at the inaugural Women’s Convention in Detroit. Are men any more likely to confess to sexual assault since #MeToo?
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Confessions of sexual assault are rare. Are men any more likely to confess to sexual assault since #MeToo?
Being part of the resistance can be complicated.
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The ‘resistance’ to the Trump administration has many forms, from grassroots organizing to making music. But a historian of 20th-century Germany asks whether opposing Trump is a real resistance.