#MenToo: Men Need to Stand Up in the Age of Trump
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“Women want a men’s movement; we are literally dying for it.”
Yezidi Women
In German Sanctuary, Yezidi Women Begin to Face the Aftermath
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“They are experiencing multiple levels of trauma,” says the medical chief of this special quota project. “There is the individual trauma, of course. And the collective trauma; because the genocide was directed at their entire community.”
Teen Voices
Laws Too Little, Too Late to Save Ugandan Girl From Rape
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Despite her community’s belief to the contrary, “divorce does not cause rape, rapists cause rape,” writes Ugandan teen Moureen Kisakye.
Humanitarian Summit
Women and Girls Must Be at Center of Any Refugee Response
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During the first Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, the needs of women and girls caught up in the refugee crisis should assume their proper place at the center of world concern.
social media
‘Likes’ and Live Streaming Rape: Let’s Talk About it with Our Kids
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Parents and teachers do not need to demonize apps like Periscope or Twitter. Instead, we must consistently remind kids to carry the same set of values between real life and social networking.
Commentary
No Plan B: For Colored Girls Who Pursue Holistic Reproductive Care When the Emergency Room is Not Enough
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When a black woman walks into a medical institution, her trauma shows up at the door with her. Beyond childbirth, sexual trauma greatly impacts the lives of black women who desire any kind of reproductive health care.
disability rights
Wartime Violence against Disabled Women Often Ignored
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Disability rights activists called for a variety of remedies during a panel of a major London conference last week. “If you have reduced mobility, it makes it that much harder to run when everyone else is fleeing from the village, you may have less chance to run away,” said one speaker.
Brazil
In Domestic Violence, No Incident Is Too Minor
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It starts with black eyes and broken fingers and moves up the ladder to the crimes that make the news. By prosecuting lower level crimes and addressing intimate partner violence before it escalates, we will save women’s lives around the world.
erotica
As Iceland Draws the Line, Porn Fight Faces Erotica
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As Iceland moves to ban hardcore online porn in the interest of reducing sexual violence, the debate about doing something similar divides U.S. feminists. One point of agreement is that material that shows equality between partners isn’t destructive.
Art
Turkish Artist Paints Cuts, Bruises on Old Masters
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Artist Derya Kilic’s recent exhibit portrayed familiar female faces from famous artworks all marred by cuts and bruises. Her intent is to reflect the pervasion of sexual violence by making viewers see that it afflicts women “they know.”