There is strength in numbers for the female Mounties who have reported shocking abuse whilst working in the force. Their lawyers are due to submit a class-action lawsuit in the next few days, which would bring all the cases together and mean they will be heard together by the same judge in one set of ...
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 ...
Today the Supreme Court of Canada decided whether polygamy is a constitutional right or simply a marriage option for people with varying tastes. The court has been listening to arguments for and against why polygamy should be legalized. This topic was brought to the court’s attention in relation to the Mormon fundamentalist group residing commune ...
Anis Hidayah is an Indonesian lawyer fighting for the rights of Asian immigrant workers who are often treated as slaves and forced to endure physical and sexual abuse around the world. She first got involved in this when she was a young law student and learned about a woman being raped by her employer in ...
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police sexual abuse scandal heats up even more as yet another former Mountie comes forward with her own story of abuse. Krista Carle, a former constable for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia, admitted on Wednesday that she suffered from sexual assault and harassment constantly while on the force. She was ...
A Mountie has come forward after suffering years of sexual harassment while working for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. After 16 years of service (and abuse) Catherine Galliford suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, and has bouts of chemical dependency from all that she has endured. But why did she wait so long to come ...
If you’ve read this headline and are wondering why it is that BC seems to have an unusually high number of serial killers, you might be right. The recent arrest of Cody Legebokoff is set to confirm your suspicions. Legebokoff, a 21 year old man, has been charged with the murders of four women — one as young as 15 ...
Much of Somalia has been in turmoil and civil war for over 20 years and during those years various groups have held power. One thing they have all had in common is that they have systematically used rape and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls as a weapon. Initially, power was in ...
“There was a girl here. Ayesha is her name. She is 10 years old. Very tiny. The man she married is 50 years old, with a big belly, like so,” a man called Mohammed explained to a National Geographic writer visiting Yemen to write about the plight of child brides. “Like a rat getting married to ...
This week an Australian prostitute announced she was planning to sue the brothel where she worked, for failing to protect her from harm. While such news would probably catalyze interesting debate in most places, in Melbourne the situation is unique. One of only a few Western cities to have legalized brothels, the trial has become ...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
