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January 08, 2016 | Lauren Wolfe | Gender-based violence, International, Violence against women
‘Never enough’ resources for rape cases in Congo: A Q&A with Colonel Magistrate Freddy Mukendi

Colonel Magistrate Freddy Mukendi is an imposing man who speaks from behind darkly shaded eyeglasses. He takes up the full space of a lounge chair, giving off a breezy, if formal, comfort in his own skin. Considering his high-level position in the DRC, this may not be entirely unexpected.

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January 07, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Misogyny
How The #ChoreChallenge Is Pushing Back On The Sexist 'Double Shift'
In 1989, sociologist Arlie Hochschild noticed a pervasive, but rarely acknowledged, form of everyday sexism happening around her. While women had made great strides in terms of entering the workfor...
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January 05, 2016 | David Guirgis | Feminism, Misogyny, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
What The Reaction To Sandra Bland's Case Reveals About White Feminism
Sandra Bland, an African-American woman arrested for failing to use her turn signal, was found dead in her jail cell three days after her arrest in July. On Wednesday, December 23, a Texas grand jury ...
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January 04, 2016 | Shazia Z. Rafi |
Will 2016 be the year for a woman UN Secretary-General?

The movement to elect the first woman United Nations Secretary-General is gaining momentum as the year begins.

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January 03, 2016 | Julie Zeilinger | Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Violence against women
Why Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Charge Is Meaningful For Survivors
Update: On April 26, 2018 Cosby was found guilty on three counts of sexual assault, after his first trial in 2017 ended with a deadlocked jury after six days of deliberations.Over the p...
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