March 16, 2012
A group of female senators is protesting the fact that all eight Republican judiciary committee members voted against an updated Violence Against Women Act last month. The members were also all men. The Violence Against Women Act provides money for women’s shelters, counselling, rape crisis shelters and legal services for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking. It ...
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LGBT Rights,
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Violence Against Women Act,
War On Women
March 7, 2012
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he supports new guidelines that would severely restrict the rights of women. This new “code of conduct” was issued by the influential Ulema Council and would be a giant step backwards for women. The code would allow men to beat their wives in certain circumstances and would promote ...
February 20, 2012
When Kamaljit Kaur returned to her home in the Netherlands, she intended to wrap up her life there and start a new one in Canada. But on February 1, she was found dead in her living room in The Hague, allegedly murdered by her estranged husband’s best friend. Now her children are in immigration limbo ...
February 16, 2012
Protecting animals? Hurting humans? Or both? These are the serious questions we must ask ourselves after viewing PETA’s new shocking ad campaign, Boyfriend Went Vegan and Knocked the Bottom Out of Me (BWVAKTBOOM). In the video, a woman walks the streets wearing a neck brace, no pants, and looking forlorn after her vegan boyfriend has rough sex ...
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ASA,
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Boyfriend Went Vegan,
BWVAKTBOOM,
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domestic violence,
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,
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veganism,
violence,
violence against women,
Women's Memorial March
December 23, 2011
Santa gets all the credit. He hears what people want for Christmas and personally delivers it, but I bet Mrs. Claus is the brains behind the whole operation. This year it’s time for Mrs. Claus to share in some of the glory. While Santa is off doing his thing and eating all the cookies ...
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designer vaginas,
domestic violence,
education,
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love your body,
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subjugation,
television,
wage gap,
women in music,
women in television
December 15, 2011
One in three women are affected by sexual assault, physical violence or stalking by a partner in their lifetime. It is a disturbing fact, and one that was widely reported on when the study came out this week. Another find of the study was left out of many news reports: the same is true for ...
Tags: abuse,
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men's issues,
prevention,
relationships,
sexual abuse,
stalking,
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violence
December 8, 2011
Celebrities like Brooke Shields and Courteney Cox have done their part to bring the media spotlight on postpartum depression, but just because we’re more aware doesn’t mean we’re no longer confused. Although researchers are attempting to answer questions surrounding postpartum depression, said to affect 13 percent of women, it’s a mental illness that remains shrouded ...
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anti-depressants,
baby blues,
bipolar disorder,
Brooke Shields,
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Courteney Cox,
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mental illness,
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relationship,
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December 5, 2011
The majority of women will experience violence in their lives, most before the age of 25. Violence against women is one of the world’s most pervasive problems, and yet it is rarely in the spotlight. Tomorrow it is. December 6th is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The date commemorates ...
October 28, 2011
Rape statistics in Delhi are the highest amongst Indian cities. The same is true for kidnapping, dowry death and domestic abuse. It’s difficult to say if this means more women are raped and assaulted in Delhi, or if more women report sex crimes to the police. The statistics are based on 2010 figures and are ...
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rural women,
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October 26, 2011
If someone you just started dating had a history of domestic violence, would you want to know? More importantly, do you have a right to know? Legislation called Clare’s Law or the “right to know” would give women this right. They would be able to go to the police and ask about a partner’s violent ...
