What’s Current: A man in a dress threw milkshakes at women attending a Manchester protest against male violence

  • Several women claim to have been attacked with milkshakes at a Manchester feminist demonstration protesting male violence against women. 4W reports that a man interrupted protest chants by shouting, “transwomen are women,” which was met by the protesters with “transwomen are men.” The man, who had pink hair and was wearing a dress then threw milkshakes at some of the women.
  • Concern grows over sex traffickers targeting Ukrainian refugees after a man is arrested in Poland for allegedly raping a 19-year-old refugee woman after luring her in with promises of shelter.
  • The number of women in Japan who died by suicide increased for a second straight year in 2021, despite the country’s overall suicide rate going down.
  • South Korean women are mobilizing for women’s rights in droves after self-described “anti-feminist” candidate Yoon Suk-yeol wins the country’s presidential election.
Meghan McCarty

Meghan McCarty is an undergraduate student and aspiring journalist living in the United States.