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#guestpost: The difference between emotional and psychological abuse against women – @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #quickhits / April 16, 2018In the United States alone, more than 20 people get abused by their partner every minute. In Ireland, one in five women has been abused by their partner. While most reported forms of domestic abuse ar...
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#guestpost: How common is sexual harassment on airlines? – @kateharveston
By feimineach / in #misogyny, #patriarchy, #women / April 4, 2018As you board a plane, it’s not uncommon to scrutinize the size of the seats and wonder where exactly your carry-on bags are supposed to fit. But other than that, we generally feel safe nowadays, havin...
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#womenslives: #womensstories: women in blue-collar workplaces on harassment – @nytimes
By feimineach / in #womensrights, #gender, #womenslives, #womensstories, #misogyny, #patriarchy, #sexism, #women / January 25, 2018A woman on a repair crew was deliberately stranded on top of a 200-foot wind turbine by her male co-workers after enduring months of lewd taunts. An aerospace worker got the nickname Bird Seed because...
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#guestpost: Domestic abuse’s ties to homelessness is a serious women’s issue – @kateharveston #xisafeministissue
By feimineach / in #womensrights, #xisafeministissue, #guestposts / December 28, 2017Imagine for a moment that the only option you have to escape daily violence is life on the streets. That's the reality millions of women across America face every day. In fact, 50% of all homeless wo...
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#malevolentmisogyny: “We are warned not to generalise. We must always be specific about male violence.”
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #womensrights, #gender, #misogyny, #patriarchy, #sexism, #women / October 21, 2017We are warned not to generalise. We must always be specific about male violence. “Not all men”, we must say, in case someone gets upset. We must not connect the horrendous violence of war zones with a...
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#womenslives: #research: “When Men Murder Women” – @MSMagazine
By feimineach / in #quickhits / September 27, 2017Toxic masculinity dictates that men dominate and control women in ways that often involve violence. This virulent form of social control constructs manhood and masculinity as inextricably tied to sh...
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#womenslives: Will I be next? South Africa women ask – BBC News
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / May 22, 2017Caption: Karabo Mokoena’s killing is being seen as symbolic of the wider violence faced by women in South Africa Gender violence in South Africa1 in 5 women are assaulted by their partnerMore...
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#womenlives: Over a third of British women have received unwanted, sexual physical contact in public
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #quickhits / March 8, 2016Over a third of British women have received unwanted, sexual physical contact in public – and most take precautionary measures to stay safe at night.Hark at this also, folks (yovgov):According to the ...
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#maleficentmisogyny: “Male violence against women is always justified as retaliation” @feministcurrent
By feimineach / in #maleficentmisogyny, #quickhits / February 10, 2016#maleficentmisogyny: “Male violence against women is always justified as retaliation” @feministcurrent She cheated, y’all. Before you start making any judgment calls, let’s take a moment ...
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#womenslives: “What made this tweet different than all my other tweets…”
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / February 4, 2016What made this tweet different than all my other tweets (and please read that in your best Passover Seder voice), is that in the last few weeks I’ve received hundreds of negative replies from men rang...
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#womensstories: Silenced by the Pain of a Tumultuous Life
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / October 30, 2015October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays and more, throughout the month.In 2...
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#womensstories: I Didn’t Know
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / October 30, 2015October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays and more, throughout the month.The ...
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#womensstories: I Thought My Husband’s Abuse Was My Fault
By feimineach / in #womenslives, #womensstories, #quickhits / October 30, 2015October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Ms. Blog will be publishing a series of posts detailing the impact of domestic violence, including personal essays and more, throughout the month.It w...
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By feimineach / in #quickhits / January 30, 2015
Anita Sarkeesian’s week of twitter harassment. Content warning for misogyny, gendered insults, victim blaming, incitement to suicide, sexual violence, rape and death threats.Ever since I bega...
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By feimineach / in #quickhits / January 30, 2015
Anita Sarkeesian’s week of twitter harassment. Content warning for misogyny, gendered insults, victim blaming, incitement to suicide, sexual violence, rape and death threats.Ever since I bega...
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