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…
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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…
Danielle Robitaille, a defence lawyer who worked alongside Marie Henein on the Jian Ghomeshi case, takes on Andray Domise domestic abuse case. UBC re-invites John Furlong as keynote speaker amidst backlash from…
Young male shooter, Esteban Santiago, opens fire in Florida airport, killing five people, injuring more. As usual, he was also an abuser of women; Santiago was being prosecuted for strangling his girlfriend.…
At last night’s Golden Globes, Tracee Ellis Ross won for best actress for her role in black-ish — making her the first black woman in 35 years to win the award. Trans…
Man sexually violates women in Walmart by squirting them with semen-filled syringes. Heroic and remarkable campaigner for sexual assault victims Jill Saward dies at 51. Massachusetts man caught recording women in TJ Maxx…
Women’s conference in Oslo, Norway, organized by the Norwegian Socialist Party, no-platforms Julie Bindel over pressure from individuals accusing her of “transphobia.” Rachel Moran withdrew from the conference in solidarity with Bindel,…
Yet again, students are lobbying to no-platform lesbian feminist Julie Bindel, who is scheduled to speak at a U.K. Working Class LBGT History Month event in Greater Manchester. 1/2 I will spell…
Man says he’s facing discrimination due to his age after being banned from a Starbucks for hitting on 16-year-old barista. The 37-year-old man says: “I broke no laws. I merely took a chance…
Sidnei Ramis de Araújo, 46, kills his ex-wife, Isamara Filier, her son, and nine members of their family on New Years Eve in Brazil. Stop moralizing about women’s drinking. Feminist groups call…
Jacqueline Sauvage suffered 47 years of violent abuse at the hands of her husband, Norbert Marot, before finally killing him. Her son, who had also been abused by Marot, had just committed…
Vancouver police detective James Fisher charged with sexual exploitation and sexual assault (one of the victims being a juvenile). Carrie Fisher’s death puts spotlight on women’s heart disease. “Women tend to have…
Gloria Steinem, 83, to join anti-Trump inauguration march. Steinem intends to sit as co-chair to the march, which is scheduled for January 21, 2017. Michelle Goldberg on the bursting of the feminist…
15 of Carrie Fisher’s best, most honest quotes. Carrie Fisher: So long, Princess, and thanks. The importance of General Organa: “This is the Leia that could easily have broken down or…
Vera Rubin, the pioneering astronomer who discovered the first evidence of dark matter, has died at 88. Despite her important work, she was never awarded a Nobel Prize. Not to undermine celebrity culture,…