Corrosive substance violence is horrific in any case, but the role of gender is often forgotten.
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Corrosive substance attacks against women in particular are on the rise.
A bomb threat outside a gender research institute in Sweden is just one sign that things are escalating in the long battle for global gender equality.
As former partner of TOWIE star Ferne McCann is sentenced for throwing acid in a nightclub, a criminologist considers the real reasons such attacks are on the rise.
Can fashion and make-up be utilised to help acid attack victims on the road to recovery?
Acid attacks, mostly against women, are increasing globally, and toxic masculinity is to blame. It’s time for social, medical and legal reform to stop the scourge.
A spate of recent attacks using acid have gained attention, but little is known about the motivations of the perpetrators.
The organisation that monitors chemical weapons could play a valuable role in tackling this problem.
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