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Despite the willingness of some police forces to treat misogyny as a hate crime, nothing can be truly effective until it is addressed by law reform..
In the early 20th century, elite boys’ schools fostered military cadets, encouraged martial virtue among those they saw as future defenders of the empire and nation, and prized toughness.
It’s dehumanising when cartoonists use images of sexual violence to make broad-brush comments about society.
The film misses an opportunity to highlight the broader problems of inequality and discrimination in the media.
The woman known as Chair Girl is reviled not because of her impulsive, foolish crime, but because of how her mistake unexpectedly propelled her to instant internet stardom.
No wonder several high-profile figures say they can’t take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
Greta Thunberg’s critics say the climate activist is unstable, hysterical and mentally ill. That’s because she challenges the view that the world is theirs to conquer.
It can happen at work, on the street or at home – even by the people who love us. Everyday sexism might be hard to pin down, but it’s pervasive and creates an additional layer of stress for women.
Understanding the sexist and misogynistic terrain women climate leaders must navigate is an important requirement of an informed electorate as Canada heads to the polls next month.
Rumour has it British actress Lashana Lynch will play 007 in the next Bond film. If true, the move will be a welcome change to a franchise that has long remained the epitome of conservatism.
Laws against ‘revenge porn’, upskirting, deepfake pornography are piecemeal, and a review will take years to conduct. Here are three things government can do now to support victims.
Witnessing violent media reporting about women politicians can deter women from entering politics at a time when we should be striving toward gender parity.
Young men in India mature and develop in a very male dominated environment, with little or no sex education.
For democracy to work, the press has to be free.
The game is set during a zombie apocalypse and allows players to control a character described as a “menacing serial killer rapist”.
Joe Orton’s final play, a savage parody of social attitudes to sexual coercion, could have been written for the #MeToo generation.
Misogynoir is defined as the junction where sexism and racism meet. But it’s more complicated than that.
Disinformation in Africa often takes the form of extreme speech inciting violence and spreading racist, misogynous, xenophobic messages.
It’s a crime in many states and territories to publicly threaten or incite violence toward someone based on race, religion and sexual orientation. But what about gender?
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