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The prime minister has ignited the #TraditionallySubmissive protest hashtag by Muslim women. Another vein of criticism calls out Cameron for joining Donald Trump in stoking Islamophobia with fears of terrorism.
The average age of puberty in the U.K., and other parts of the world, is younger than it was 60 years ago. This can be a problem for girls when precocious puberty leads to emotional and behavioral difficulties.
When women are in a better financial position than their abusers it often helps them end the relationship. But it’s no guarantee. Here two women in atypical financial situations tell their stories.
Providers of domestic-safety services are falling short of funding and a reform to the benefits system may place even more control over financial matters in the hands of an abusive partner.
There is a certain bitterness against her parents, looking back. “When I was lying there in a pool of blood and covered in scratches. I do feel a bit like they let me down.” The third of three brief interviews with survivors about why they didn’t leave after the first incident of abuse.
Fifteen years and three children later, Sarah asked for a separation from her abusive husband. The second of three brief interviews with survivors about why they didn’t leave right away, at the first incident of abuse.
It took her nine years to finally leave. Confusion was a big part of the delay since this, after all, wasn’t an obviously aggressive bully. This was a man who seemed at first to worship her. The first of three brief interviews with survivors.
The Department of Health has said that the new guidelines only clarify existing abortion laws and there’s been no change in the role nurses and midwives have played in abortion since the 1980s. But activists are trading punches through the press and social media.
Protesters outside British retail outlets in late August connected men’s lifestyle magazines Zoo and Nuts with the acceptance of sexism in readers’ everyday lives. That contention has stirred a round of media debates in England.
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U.S. women’s basketball heads into the Aug. 11 final in London upholding the reputation of a national juggernaut and enjoying strong fan support. Ticket sales have been strong and viewers are up by more than 50 percent from Beijing in 2008.