How Women Talking reimagines the rape plot
Cinematic narratives of sexual assault are so often formulaic, clichéd and depressing. Sarah Polley’s film asks: what if there was…
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Channel 4’s Consent starkly illustrates the sexual harassment epidemic in schools
Adults must watch this drama, which demonstrates how schools’ failure to address a toxic classroom culture enables violence.
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Parliament must not feed scepticism about MP rape allegations, unions tell Speaker
Commons Commission is implored to protect staff and give credence to accusers by excluding accused MPs.
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Five years on from #MeToo, what has actually changed?
The movement’s legacies are largely abstract: people “think” differently now; the “climate” has changed. But women aren’t much safer.
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The Tories have broken Britain’s justice system – Labour can fix it
From huge court backlogs to unacceptable reoffending rates, it’s no wonder the public has lost faith in the system.
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Teachers like me know today’s boys are easy targets for Andrew Tate
Tate’s validation is too alluring to ignore when you’re rejected by society and economically handicapped.
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Why “sex-neutral feminism” is a dangerous proposition
Society will continue to politicise women’s sexuality even if feminists choose not to.
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My experience of Rotherham shows the real problem isn’t brown men, it’s how we treat working-class girls
Stop dog-whistling about Pakistani men on the pretext of caring about poor schoolgirls.
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The problem in schools isn’t cancel culture – it’s rape culture
A New York magazine story has sparked a debate about mob justice among young people, but it misses the point.
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The Met’s treatment of women is an outrage – but who will act?
We must not let our lack of surprise at the police’s misogyny turn into apathy.
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Playing language games with sex obscures the reality of rape and abuse
A new guide urges journalists to avoid words like “paedo” and “monster”, but we shouldn’t be afraid to be blunt.
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The unacknowledged trauma epidemic
Sexual violence haunts survivors long after the event. Are health services equipped to cope?
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Compensation is a meagre victory for women like Virginia Giuffre
It’ll be easier for Prince Andrew to rehabilitate himself than it is for women to get justice.
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Prince Andrew and the false memory wars
The claim that sexual assault victims may be mistaken about their memories has become a political and scientific battleground.
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How the Rochdale grooming case exposed British prejudice
Daniel Trilling reports from Rochdale in the aftermath of a trial which saw nine men convicted of rape, trafficking and…
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Major review into rape investigations in England and Wales criticises excessive focus on conviction
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