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…
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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…
The Body Shop demands Toronto-based job applicant show up to interview in a “full face of makeup.” Brenna MacPhee, who had applied to a customer consultant position, turned down the interview request.…
Clayton Eichler pleads guilty to murders of two Indigenous women, Kelly Goforth and Richele Bear. On Saturday, 25-year-old Ryan Lawrence pleaded guilty to murdering his daughter. He beat the 21-month-old to death…
Russia has blocked two of the world’s biggest porn sites — PornHub and YouPorn. Any Russian citizen who tries to visit either site is now redirected to a message saying the sites…
An interactive exhibit at the Science Museum in London asks visitors whether they have a “blue” or “pink” brain. Initially couldn't believe this. But yes, the @sciencemuseum has an exhibition telling girls…
Ontario moves to allow victims of abuse to break rental contracts early, just one of many hurdles women face when they want to leave an abusive partner. Ex-Mayor of Hubbard, Ohio admits…
The U.N. needs more female peacekeepers to protect women in conflict, say speakers at U.N. defense summit. Currently, 96 per cent of U.N. peacekeepers are male, leading to rampant sexual abuse and…
Ontario’s London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC) has pulled its support from this year’s Take Back the Night event due to proposed plans to include a pole-dancing demonstration as part of the event.…
Dr. Khaled Hasan, 33, has been charged with sexually assaulting a 48-year-old woman who went to a medical clinic he worked at for treatment. Last week, the Vancouver Public Library posted new…
Italy’s Supreme Court rules that men sexually assaulting women in public by flashing them and masturbating in front of them is no longer a crime. (I’d like to express my condolences to…
Being young, thin, and attractive enough to go without a bra without being publicly ridiculed (or physically in pain) is, like, totally feminist according to the Toronto Star. Egyptian MP argues that…
Sexual assault among young people is on the rise in Australia. Experts point to porn consumption. Alan Hawe killed his wife and three sons with a hatchet and knives — stop making…
South African students at Pretoria High School for Girls have been protesting rules on black hair at school: https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10154019515221939/ An investigation found that at least 51 students were sexually abused by employees…