By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Actor Ashley Judd, whose allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein helped spark the #MeToo movement, spoke out Monday on the rights of women and girls to control their own bodies and be free from male violence. A goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Population Fund, she
Almost seven months after Hamas' slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, a new documentary is set to be released that reveals the horrific atrocities and sexual assaults that took place that day. Fox News Digital reported that former Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's documentary, "Screams Before Silence," includes firsthand accounts of the horrible events that transpired on October 7, where over 1,000 Israelis were killed and 240 more taken as hostages back to Gaza."When you hear this chaos for...
The spotlight is yet again shining on the national crisis of violence against women in Australia, and the calls for increased action and improved responses to all forms of domestic, family and sexual violence has intensified over the last three weeks.
A fed-up criminologist and former cop has lashed a panel of politicians in a furious spray for failing to act on Australia's violence against women epidemic.
The Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) sent a letter to the United Nations in response to the Biden administration's sweeping changes to Title IX. The brief requested that male participation in female sports be treated as an act of violence against women. The letter was first obtained by the Washington Examiner. Title IX
The Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) sent a letter to the United Nations in response to the Biden administration's sweeping changes to Title IX. The brief requested that male participation in female sports be treated as an act of violence against women. The letter was first obtained by the Washington Examiner. Title IX is a civil rights law that restricts sex discrimination against students, employees and others at public schools, colleges and universities that are federally...
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women escape domestic violence and a crackdown on misogynistic online content in reaction to an uptick in homicides committed by current and former male partners that he described as a national crisis. Albanese spoke after
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women escape domestic violence and a crackdown on misogynistic online content in reaction to an uptick in homicides committed by current and former male partners that he described as a national crisis
Georgia Love has weighed in on the 'national crisis' of male violence against women in Australia.
Rallies calling for an end to gender-based violence continue around Australia on Sunday, with Anthony Albanese joining Canberra event. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastDai Le says funding for domestic violence prevention more important than a royal commissionAsked about social media platform Twitter and Elon Musk’s claims that efforts to ensure a video of a stabbing of an Assyrian priest be taken down globally would constitute a...
Players will link arms as they form a circle and pay a silent tribute to women who have lost their lives before every round eight game - and many footy supporters are up in arms about the gesture.
The Sunrise host made the request on Monday after tens of thousands of Australians marched in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra over the weekend.