Four rapes and 23 sexual assaults were reported at Sweden’s largest music festival this year, leading to next year’s event being cancelled. Perhaps Sweden should have a women-only festival “until men learn…
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The Court of Appeal of Alberta has ruled that Bradley Barton be retried for first-degree murder in relation to the death of Cindy Gladue, who was found dead in a bathtub in…
Julian Assange demanded that filmmaker Laura Poitras censor the parts of her documentary Risk that dealt with the sexual assault allegations against him. The Guardian describes one of the scenes he wanted…
Helen Pearson made 125 police reports about a man who was stalking her before he stabbed and nearly killed her. The police finally convicted Joseph Willis and apologized to Pearson, who the…
New report demonstrates that Canada’s gender pay gap is worth $150 billion dollars. GOP Senator Bill Cassidy argues in favour of maternity benefits, pointing out that women can’t get pregnant without men.…
Online apps like Plastic Surgery Princess, Little Skin Doctor, and Pimp My Face make plastic surgery into a game and are being marketed to young girls, telling them surgery can stop them…
Managing director of Toronto Cosmetic Clinic, Sina Kashani, says requests for labiaplasty have increased four-fold since the clinic started offering them. CBC News reports that “the surgery is often performed on women…
Bertrand Charest, a former ski coach, has been convicted of 37 criminal offenses related to the abuse and exploitation of his young, female students 20 years ago. It’s the 45th anniversary of…
Less than a week after a judge declared a mistrial in Bill Cosby’s his sexual assault case, Cosby has announced he’s going to hold a series of town hall meetings in Alabama…
Renee Rabinowitz, an 83 year-old woman, won her case against Israeli airline El Al. The court ruled that when airline employees asked Rabinowitz to switch seats in order to accommodate the demands…
Berlin’s municipal government is moving forward with plans to ban sexist advertising. American rapper YG demanded female fans expose their breasts to him at an all-ages gig in Brisbane. The 27-year-old rapper…
Judge in Bill Cosby sexual assault trial declares mistrial due to deadlocked jury. Prosecuters say they will retry the case, but it’s looking very possible that the 79-year-old won’t be convicted. A…
In a small farming village in South Korea, a dozen or so women, ranging in age from their 60s to 80s, are at the forefront of protests against the deployment of a…
A conversation between Pamela Adlon, Minnie Driver, Kathryn Hahn, and Issa Rae in The Hollywood Reporter reveal the incredible sexism women face in Hollywood. Pamela Adlon says: “When I was 15, I…
More than a dozen women dressed in “handmaid” costumes staged a silent protest at the Ohio Statehouse in response to a bill that would ban the most common abortion procedure. Globe and…