A new app, developed by Albanian teenagers, helps to protect women from sexual violence.
Catcalling: combating the normalisation of sexual harassment
Most women can recall the first time they were catcalled. Mine was when I was 13, walking alone in my home-town centre when two men in a van shouted out of their window that they […]
“I So Would Have Gone for You”
Ruby discusses whether the pandemic has increased sexual harassment and unwanted flirtations. She takes us through her funny but distressing personal experience of having an increased amount of male reappearances during lockdown. There must be […]
‘Epidemic’ Levels of Sexual Harassment at UK Universities
A recent survey has uncovered that over half of the university student population in the UK have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour – ranging from undesired sexual messages to rape. The survey, carried out by charity […]
Is This Sexual Harassment?
With 2018 the year of Harvey Weinstein and Sir Philip Green, one might think that as a society we’ve now got a pretty good grip on what it means to be sexually harassed in the […]
“Surviving R Kelly” Exposes Society’s Racial Bias When It Comes To Sexual Harassment
From his illegal marriage to fifteen-year-old singer Aaliyah in 1994 to the child pornography trial of 2008 to the sadistic sex cult reported to Buzzfeed in 2017, R Kelly’s well-known exploits have furthered his career […]
Gillette Debate: ‘Woke-Washing’ or Shaving Toxic Masculinity?
Another Example of Commercial Woke-Washing With the shutdown of US government at the hands of the most puerile and incompetent leader the free world has ever seen, and a different famous face being accused or […]
#MeToo and the Silencing of the Press
It has been an unholy tradition for many years that powerful people can silence accusers using defamation suits, NDAs, and other legal tools that are weaponized in order to rummage through the life of accusers […]
#MeToo Finally Comes to India
Exactly a year ago, when numerous women spoke out about the sexual crimes they faced at the hands of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, no one imagined that it would give rise to a movement which […]
Has Public Trial by Social Media Killed ‘Innocent Until Proven Guilty’?
The recent spate of allegations against celebrities and normal folk alike, as well as the success of the #MeToo movement, have led to what many call a breakthrough on the silence and stigma of sex […]
62% of Students Experience Sexual Violence, Report Suggests
The Rape Crisis Organisation defines sexual harassment as “unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature”. This includes anything from non-verbal actions such as wolf-whistling to physical harassment, like groping. In a report carried out by Revolt […]
Times Up: We need to push for action, not words
In the midst of this watershed moment, where many are calling out sexual misconduct and demanding diversity in the workplace, the importance of not only speaking out, but also taking action, is paramount. The Hollywood […]