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Military monologues

Mattie Lacey-Davidson4 June 2015

Mattie Lacey-Davidson finds the seven monologues created from the stories of real US servicewomen intense and impactful, recommending The Lonely Soldier Monologues for its important messages ...

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Girls love gigs too – so let’s make them safe

Laura Maw9 September 2014

Festivals should mean fun but for women, they have become unsafe spaces. Some festival-goers shared their experiences with Laura Maw, who argues that both organisers and performers need to do more to ensure women's safety ...

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Sexual assault allegations and attention seeking

D H Kelly8 July 2014

Since Vanessa Feltz spoke of Rolf Harris putting his hand up her dress during an interview, she has been subject to a torrent of abuse, including the idea that she is seeking attention. D H Kelly explores this common accusation towards victims of sexual assault ...

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Rape and reputation

Milena Popova5 July 2014

July's guest blogger Milena Popova is frustrated by simplistic approaches to rape and sexual assault cases and defendants ...

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Crime, punishment and the nuances of child rape: Only Connect

Sarah Thomasin30 September 2013

Sarah writes about Victoria Coren Mitchell's call for "nuance" in the light of Samantha Geimer's account of being drugged and raped by Roman Polanski ...

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Nervous: when boys think sexual assault is a game

Guest Blogger16 June 2013

Kate Ledger recently came across a particularly disturbing form of sexist behaviour in the classroom that reflects worrying attitudes towards girls and sex in our schools. Here she outlines the problem and how she and her colleagues have responded ...

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No women, no peace.

Guest Blogger7 March 2013

Chitra Nagarajan and Rhiannon Redpath introduce the No women, no peace. campaign with a brief overview of women's rights in Afghanistan ...

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Sexual assault: things haven’t changed

Guest Blogger12 October 2012

When Isobel Greener's dad suggested that things have changed a lot since the 1970s, when women were considered "fair game" for men to grope, she decided to set the record straight by sharing some of her own personal experiences of sexual assault ...

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One in four: and I am one of them

Guest Blogger19 January 2012

Behind the statistics. This guest post is by Lizzy Owen One in four women have experienced rape or attempted rape. At least 47,000 women are raped in the UK...

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Take back the tech

Farah Jassat5 January 2012

In Cairo and New Dehli, smart phone apps are being used to map sexual harassment and report sexual assault. Farah Jassat reports ...

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Things that are not like rape Trigger warning

Philippa Willitts5 October 2011

After Johnny Depp describes being in a photoshoot as like being raped, Philippa writes about these comparisons, and about how the word being used in this way is diminishing the experience of survivors. ...

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Sexual assault is not just ‘extramarital sex’: the media talking about Dominique Strauss Kahn

Guest Blogger10 June 2011

Amy Roch considers the media coverage of Dominique Strauss Kahn In the last few weeks, there seems to be a vast array of commentators worrying about the sexual...

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Where rape is concerned, talk isn’t good enough.

Guest Blogger27 May 2011

Where serious consideration of rape is concerned, public ignorance, silence and disinterest has held a lengthy reign. ...

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Disabled women and sexual assault.

Philippa Willitts19 April 2011

Philippa writes about Kier Starmer's intentions to encourage women to report sexual assault, and about how disabled women can be particularly at risk. ...

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Sign petition to drop plans to make rape defendants anonymous

Jess McCabe1 June 2010

If you oppose the Tory-Liberal Democrat plan to grant anonymity to defendants in rape cases, then you may want to sign this petition calling on Justice Secretar...

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Anonymity for rape defendants?!

Jess McCabe21 May 2010

The government plans to grant defendants in rape trial anonymity, according to their coalition programme for government. Details are slight, by which I mean on...

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Theatre as a tool for survivors of sexual assault and rape?

Jess McCabe19 April 2010

A theatre company in Norwich has launched to work "with and for" survivors of sexual assault and rape, and their friends and families. The Theatre Empowerment ...

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We Are Women Too

Philippa Willitts10 March 2010

A speech by Eleanor Lisney and Michelle Daley about the need for disabled women's experiences to be a vital part of the women's movement. ...

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