What's Current: US troops sexually assaulted 54 Colombian girls; won’t face charges

More US women are successfully evading impregnation according to new census data.

American soldiers and military contractors who sexually abused at least 54 Colombian girls between 2003 and 2007 will not face charges due to diplomatic immunity.

Endometriosis is often ignored in teenage girls. Instead they are told the pain is “all in their head,” and the condition goes without treatment for years.

Buzzfeed interviews Let Toys Be Toys on their campaign to rein-in the intensely gendered toy industry.

The number of gender non-compliant children age 10 and under being referred to the UK’s National Health Service has quadrupled in the last six years, with children being treated as young as three-years-old.

Even at 100-years-old, this man was able to muster the strength to murder his 88-year-old wife.

“Breaking up shouldn’t be a safety issue.” When Women Refuse collects stories of male violence inflicted on women who refuse sexual advances.

Susan Cox   Susan Cox is a feminist writer and erstwhile academic in Philosophy. Follow her @Blasfemmey. Got tips? Email us.

 

 

Susan Cox

Susan Cox is a feminist writer and academic living in the United States. She teaches in Philosophy.