During a speech at a St. Petersburg, FL elementary school, NFL quarterback Jameis Winston, told the girls to “sit down,” while he explained that boys are supposed to be “strong,” but that…
A Salvadoran woman imprisoned for over seven years after giving birth prematurely to a stillborn baby is finally free. The UK Liberal Democrat party has up with a prostitution policy all about…
THE NORDIC MODEL IS NOW IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND — SPACE International (@SPACEintl) February 14, 2017 Today, the Sexual Offences Bill passed in the Republic of Ireland, criminalizing the purchase of…
Women, beware! Compulsory heterosexuality day is upon us. Your Grandma’s suspicious questions about why your hair is so short and why you don’t have a boyfriend may become more pressing. Your current…
By silencing Elizabeth Warren, the GOP gave women around the world a rallying cry. #ShePersisted #LetLizSpeak pic.twitter.com/uH6WIngHaL — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 8, 2017 Here are 25 women who were warned, given…
Actor Ben Yahr is on a mission: He wants white male bodies to be valued in our society just as much as the pregnant bodies of women of colour. So he decided…
Women’s March organizers announce they will support a women’s strike: The will of the people will stand. pic.twitter.com/SKJCRLhRKn — Women's March (@womensmarch) February 6, 2017 Contemporary social theorists including Linda Alcoff, Nancy…
Canada’s hard-won and long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has caved to demands to include testimonies of men and boys. Thanks to recent pressure from some Indigenous…
Kesha’s lawyers have filed a new countersuit to cut ties from her alleged rapist and abusive manager, Dr Luke: “You can get a divorce from an abusive spouse. You can dissolve a…
The biggest protest in U.S. history took place last weekend, and women made it happen. It was a massive demonstration of female political solidarity and a battle cry against male-supremacist power, embodied…
Around half a million people (mostly women) came to the Women’s March on Washington in D.C. Three times more people than Trump’s Inauguration. At the rally, speakers included Gloria Steinem, Angela Davis,…
#BREAKING: Trump team is planning to ELIMINATE the DOJ's 25 Violence Against Women grant programs (listed below). https://t.co/DPNHiW38SZ pic.twitter.com/O2LtGPUAn5 — Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) January 19, 2017 Donald Trump’s transition team has pulled…
Mother of four leaves abusive husband and builds home from scratch by watching YouTube tutorials. Makeshift justice the only recourse for ill-protected women at South Sudan camp: “It’s appalling the way the…
Russia moves to decriminalize domestic violence in order to preserve “tradition of parental authority.” The bill, which passed first reading in Russia’s Lower House on Wednesday, would remove the charge of “battery…
About damn time: Backpage shuts down in the United States after pressure from government! Sadly, this online hotbed for sex trafficking, including trafficking of minors, is still operational in Canada. Restaurants run…