A staggered age of consent has been suggested, which would make it illegal for adults to have sex with under-18s.
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Myths about rape and assault persist even in the post-MeToo era.
Martin Flanagan’s school memoir describes bullying, male violence and abusive priests. But rather than a story of victimhood, it explores the grace and release of sport, finding hope amid darkness.
New approaches are needed to address the scope of abuse young people can experience when online.
The sharing of intimate images has been on the rise among young people. But research shows navigating consent in these situations can come with a lot of grey areas.
The RCMP’s ongoing issues with systemic misconduct and harassment and its inability to police itself require immediate, bold and systemic measures.
Athletics New Zealand joins a long list of sports bodies dealing with abuse of female athletes. But systemic reform is taking far too long.
Women have often been maligned and mistreated within the Southern Baptist denomination, writes a scholar who has researched the SBC for 25 years.
Digitally altered images and other online propaganda are being used to silence marginalized voices and stifle protest movements.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, there has been a lot of focus on consent. However, that focus takes the spotlight away from other strategies that can better inform ethical sex.
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.
In Canada, over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario have reported moderate to severe psychological distress. One in four girls has been sexually abused by the time they turn 18.
As always with Trump, there is much more at stake than his individual political fate.
Canadian universities host thousands of international students, many of whom come from India. While all these students need housing, many face discrimination in the rental market.
This is a green light for creating the largest-ever compensation fund for sex abuse claims.
A video allegedly showing a 13-year-old being assaulted in Queensland went viral online. Simply viewing such material can be a criminal offence.
The new Personal Safety Survey shows eight million Australians have experienced some form of violence since the age of 15, but women are far more likely to be victims than men.
There are growing calls for a judicial inquiry to investigate abuse in Canadian sport. We argue that there are better alternatives to address the problem.
The lack of government action in response to allegations of sexual abuse in Canadian sport contrasts with the response to previous scandals and highlights the racial and gender inequalities at play.
Those who feel disenfranchised from mainstream leaders are vulnerable to falling for the promises of online ‘leaders’ and ‘alt-moral entrepreneurs’.
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Scientia Associate Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Law, Durham University
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Professor, Yale University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Student, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Former Director, National Centre for Social Research
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Associate Supervisor in Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Huddersfield
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
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Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender, Western University
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Visiting Research Fellow University of Chester, University of Chester
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Research Scientist, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Oregon State University
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Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
