“Do not keep them as wives, but rather rape them to make a difference and then kill them afterwards.” –Paul Bisengimana, Rwanda, April 8, 1994 Over the course of a mere 100 days,… Read More
On theguardian: High-profile cases in Rochdale and recent reports into gangs suggest that the sort of girls who are harrassed and abused are weak and friendless, girls whose chaotic homes lives leave them… Read More
From commentisfree: We have known for some time that the number of convictions for rape and sexual assault are only the tip of the iceberg. Now, thanks to a survey of more than… Read More
On the feministtimes: This piece by Pakistani activist Samreen Shahbaz was exclusively sent to Feminist Times by Women Living Under Muslim Laws. It is also published on their website, as part of their 16… Read More
“Currently we might as well broadcast daily on the most visible page of a national newspaper this specific message to boys and men: ‘Women are sex objects, they exist to please you sexually,… Read More
Here is a rather rare blog post from me on my other blog. You an expect another in six months or so. [...] Victim-blaming, which forms the basis of almost all rape myths,… Read More
Caroline on the money (pun intended) as always (weekwoman): “But Cameron, what about the corroded childhood of the girl who walked down the corridor at school while boys rated her and her friends… Read More
On gender-focus. A group of young women from buildON, working with the Philadelphia group FAAN Mail (Fostering Activism and Alternatives Now!) created this video to share examples of the street harassment they’ve experienced. They’re hoping… Read More
“As the Guardian’s Kira Cochrane says: “The use of the word ‘rape’ to describe all kinds of bad experience – from getting beaten up in a boxing match, to having your hairdo completely ruined… Read More
“Hey bitch!” someone yelled. “Biiitttch!” I heard again from the car. Music blared from inside; I pretended not to notice. Don’t give them the satisfaction, I thought. Don’t do something you’ll regret. So… Read More
“I am tired, not of arguing in favour of equality, diversity and tolerance, but of having to explain, over and over and over again, why such arguments are still necessary, only to have… Read More
Power. Ownership. Entitlement. On feministcurrent.com: [...] Today, we like to imagine prostitution as a service for the lonesome. We are to pity these men — What, are they supposed to just masturbate? The horror!… Read More
“While female objectification is eons old, it is also evolving. Most of us will have noticed how increasingly the attack is not directed at a woman’s body as a whole, but, rather, just… Read More
“[...] it is hard to envisage any analysis that would provide any reassurance: either a proportion of boys far higher than one-in-four is thinking along these lines, or some Scottish girls have so… Read More
“When one looks at the horrific abuse meted out to feminist campaigners such as Caroline Criado-Perez, it is hard to see it as anything but aggrieved entitlement. [...] The common feature, he argues,… Read More
Reblogged from portiasmart: I am tired. I am tired of feeling frightened, anxious, on alert when I leave my home. I am tired of being watched, invaded, engaged by men who invade my… Read More
I had this discussion – the under-representation of women in politics in the UK – with some students recently. This was an angle that I didn’t cover. There are two major barriers to… Read More
Buzzfeed link aside (I’m not the only one who thinks that its combining of the odd, frivolous, satirical and “serious” just doesn’t work, am I?), this is worth reading. The claim that it… Read More
@EverydaySexism, a guy was staring in a shop at me I asked him what he was looking at he said’ your tits’ i had my 8 year old girl with me. — joanne… Read More
[...] Since whistling, comments such as “Hey, baby” and demands for a smile or a phone number are the most common and visible forms of gender-based street harassment, it is easy for many… Read More
