Not at all “just words”: Two women describe Donald Trump assaulting them. Jessica Leeds, now 74, tells the New York Times, “He was like an octopus. His hands were everywhere.” In December…
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The floodgates open: Women call lawyer Gloria Allred alleging “inappropriate contact by Mr. Trump” It’s International Day of the Girl. A new report released by UNICEF finds that around the world girls…
Rebecca Traister: “This is no moralistic, or strategic, line in the sand that Trump just crossed. He has been directing a share of his ire at white women — including conservative favorite…
The RCMP has delivered an apology to female officers and civilian members who suffered harassment, discrimination, and sexual abuse in the force. The federal government has put aside $100 million for compensation. RCMP…
This is a post for those who don't understand why I am boycotting FIDE's decision. I think it's unacceptable to host a WOMEN'S World Championship in a place where women do not…
After mass outrage, Polish government rescinds plans to ban abortion across-the-board. The Guardian reports that Liberal MP and former prime minister Ewa Kopacz says the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) had…
California changes law to decriminalize child victims of sex trafficking. Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down restrictive abortion law. Misogynistic Internet reacts with pleasure at the violence committed against Kim Kardashian. Laura Bates:…
“Black Monday”: Thousands of women are on strike today in Poland in protest of right-wing government’s push to further restrict abortion laws. New research confirms link between depression and the birth control…
Female workers in Poland will strike on Monday, in order to protest and draw attention to attempts by the right wing government to ban abortion, even in cases of rape or if the…
Justice for Victims Act signed into California law, eliminating the criminal statute of limitations on rape in wake of Cosby case. Smithsonian American Art Museum features exhibit of lesbian artist, Romaine Brooks,…
Family and friends of Inuit artist Annie Pootoogook state that the week before her death, she was fleeing her boyfriend of eight years, William Watt. Pootoogook’s body was found in the Rideau River…
CTV investigation exposes men preying on women by offering them a place to stay in exchange for raping them: “[Louisa] Russel [of Vancouver Rape Relief] says the sex that’s being exchanged for…
A new study shows organized crime is behind more than three-quarters of UK brothels. From the report: “The relative impunity with which pimps and traffickers operate, combined with the almost total exclusion…
Award winning #EndDemand campaign created a fake escort site that advertised real women, but when buyers called or chatted online, they were informed the women had already been murdered or severely injured…
“Pickup artists” Jonas Dick, Alex Smith, and Jason Berlin (two of whom were working for working for Efficient Pickup, a San Diego company owned and operated by Real Social Dynamics alumni) are charged…