
The woman who made the rape kit
This story of Martha Goddard’s forensic method does more than reclaim her role in history – it gives her a…
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
This story of Martha Goddard’s forensic method does more than reclaim her role in history – it gives her a…
ByNew accusations made against the writer, which he denies, have sent shockwaves through his fanbase.
ByCaroline Darian’s I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again – an account of her father’s abuse of her mother – suggests…
ByThe horror of the mass rape trial in France has shaken the world.
ByPlus: Britain’s guilty libel laws and Boris Johnson at the Telegraph.
ByBetween the Israeli government and atrocity deniers, the women raped in the 7 October attack are still being victimised.
ByThe Reckoning exposes a rotten culture that serves up stories about abused women for entertainment.
ByAlso this week: Bring on by-election season, and my predictions for Strictly Come Dancing.
ByJury-free rape trials are a necessary attempt to change a system stacked against women.
ByWhat a comedian chooses to joke about is revealing – and has a bearing on the world at large.
ByThis Channel 4 Dispatches documentary, which accused the comedian of rape, sexual assault and abuse, was nauseating and terrifying to…
ByA House of Commons Commission has proposed to exclude MPs accused of sexual and violent crimes from parliament.
ByRishi Sunak’s plan to tackle “grooming gangs” closely follows a documentary on the topic.
ByWe were encouraged to have “accountability partners” to whom we would confess our “darkest” acts and desires.
ByCinematic narratives of sexual assault are so often formulaic, clichéd and depressing. Sarah Polley’s film asks: what if there was…
ByAdults must watch this drama, which demonstrates how schools’ failure to address a toxic classroom culture enables violence.
ByCommons Commission is implored to protect staff and give credence to accusers by excluding accused MPs.
ByThe movement’s legacies are largely abstract: people “think” differently now; the “climate” has changed. But women aren’t much safer.
ByFrom huge court backlogs to unacceptable reoffending rates, it’s no wonder the public has lost faith in the system.
ByTate’s validation is too alluring to ignore when you’re rejected by society and economically handicapped.
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