Michael A. Fletcher writes in The Washington Post: “For nearly two decades, Lillian McEwen has been silent — a part of history, yet absent from it. . . . Now, she says that [Clarence] Thomas often said inappropriate things about women he met at work –…
Nima Elbagir reports for CNN: “Many of Congo’s rape survivors took to the streets Sunday to speak out against sexual violence in a country where it has become a weapon of war. ‘My heart is in pain, why are you raping me?’ sang the rape victims, many of w…
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Sept. 14 addressed the failure of law enforcement to report, investigate and handle rape cases with “compassion and transparency.”
For quite some time, Skyy Vodka has been a textbook example of how to objectify and sexualize women. Their ads often portray womankind as man’s well-deserved reward, a way to signify and celebrate the high life. In the process, women’s bodies are presented as if they’re a product to be consumed along with the alcohol.
Colleen Flaherty reports for Women’s eNews: “A woman who was robbed and sexually assaulted in 2004 wound up as a suspect in her assailant’s crime. This week she told her story at a congressional hearing into the under-reporting and poor policing of rape…
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