Last year, the Republican congresswoman accused her ex-fiancé of sexual assault. It may have doomed her bid for South Carolina’s gubernatorial nomination.
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Two girls were allegedly assaulted at 11pm on Thursday in Old Market Square in Nottingham.
Evidence suggests reports of misconduct in the skies are increasing (Picture: Getty Images)
The lights had barely dimmed after meal service on a 14-hour flight from Santiago to Paris, when a piercing scream shattered the plane cabin’s silence.
A young woman in the row beside me suddenly leapt from her seat, visibly shaken, before rushing towards the galley. Moments later, cabin crew began…
'Legal does not mean safe.'
Rachel Nickell was stabbed 49 times while taking her toddler son for a walk in Wimbledon Common in 1992.
As another domestic violence homicide-by-strangulation in the Punjabi Sikh community went largely unreported outside the community itself, we are reminded of how often opportunities for intervention are missed. Those misses stem not only from systemic biases, but also from a lack of community-specific knowledge and cultural humility among service providers. When domestic violence research and…
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist whom Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing in 1996.
The post A Jury Found Trump Liable for Sexually Abusing E. Jean Carroll. His DOJ Is Investigating Her. appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
Investigators are looking into whether the former columnist committed perjury in her testimony.
There is no shortage of cases of torture in the headlines. Across today’s crises—from Ukraine to Sudan, Myanmar to Gaza—the allegations are graphic and devastating. But once a legal case closes or the news cycle moves on, another story begins: What happens to those who survive torture?
As U.N. special rapporteur on torture, I have met survivors around the world who carry its effects long after…
Atack said when she got pregnant she had been in an ‘awful, abusive and horrible relationship’.
Annabel Rook, 46, was killed at her terrace house in Hackney, North London just before 5am on June 17
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A man accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend and blowing up their home has claimed he suffered racist abuse, alleging her family’s black fish was named after him, a court heard.
Clifton George, 45, stabbed to death charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, at their home in Dumont…
The boys, two aged 15 and one aged 14, were given youth rehabilitation orders and made subject to intensive supervision and surveillance.
Director Ivy Meeropol on the challenges of making a film about E. Jean Carroll, Trump’s most formidable legal adversary. This film review and interview was originally published by The Contrarian. Ask E. Jean, the poignant yet entertaining documentary about E. Jean Carroll—the colorful author and advice columnist who beat Donald Trump in court, twice—is finally in theaters. […]
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Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said a major summit on the issue will take place next year (Picture: Thomas Krych/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock)
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the launch of a new international coalition focused on tackling violence against women and girls.
Countries on five different continents are among the eight founding members of the coalition, with Foreign…
Many survivors of abuse experience lingering financial and professional ramifications – and the impact of this on the larger economy is often overlooked (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I used to be a happy-go-lucky person – really positive and just got my teeth stuck into life,’ 33-year-old Flora* tells Metro.
Then, in 2017, she was raped in her sleep**.**
‘My love for life completely flipped after…
In every issue of _Ms._ , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup.
This week:
—The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, slashing protections against racially discriminatory voting laws.
—A record high…
It is the biggest but quietest miscarriage of justice, a worldwide pandemic that still has so much stigma attached.
June 2026 will mark the 54th anniversary of Title IX, the 1972 federal law barring sex-based discrimination in education, ensuring equal participation in sports and prohibiting sexual violence in educational programs receiving federal funding.
But even though Title IX passed more than half a century ago, and significantly more women now go to college than men, gender-based violence is still…
A mother's love for her son will stretch some way, and in this case it stretched into criminality
I felt alone and forgotten, like I was the only one who still cared.
In every issue of _Ms._ , we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in this biweekly roundup.
This week:
—Trump continued to attack voting rights, threatening mail-in ballots and moving towards a nationalized registration database full of…
Dolores Huerta’s revelation lays bare a painful truth: Too often, women—especially women of color—are expected to carry harm in silence to protect movements.
Real progress demands breaking that cycle.
The post Silence Should Never Be the Price of Progress appeared first on Ms. Magazine.
'Why treat "all men" like this?'
When we condemn Israeli apartheid but remain silent on Indian occupation, we fail to recognise that these are not separate struggles but part of a shared architecture of domination — one that specifically targets women who resist
Many women in Congress are calling for more action following the resignation of two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.
The post Sexual Abuse Allegations Are Spurring Calls for a Broader Reckoning in Congress appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.
The bill mandates legal guidance and emotional support for all Title IX proceedings in California.
The post Students co-sponsor California assembly bill on Title IX proceedings appeared first on The Stanford Daily.
An excerpt from Allison T. Butler's _The Judgment of Gender: How Women Are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture_ , published March 8, 2026:
While Sinead O’Connor was roundly criticized for ripping up the picture of the pope, the passage of time has revealed: She was right.
O’Connor was labeled a pop star, but she never saw herself that way. From _Rememberings_ : “Everyone wants a pop star, see?…
In the wake of newly reported sexual abuse allegations against labor leader Cesar Chavez, our hearts are with our long-time _Ms._ advisor, Feminist Majority Foundation (publisher of _Ms._) board member, friend, and feminist and labor icon Dolores Huerta. The fact that she felt she had to bear this in silence speaks to the layers of harm that women who suffer sexual assault must bear.
In the wake…
Releasing the Epstein files without real consequences risks turning a long fight for truth into yet another moment of exposure that leaves survivors without justice and systems of abuse intact.
The post If No One Is Held Accountable, What Are the Epstein Files For? appeared first on Ms. Magazine.
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