Japan's economy was established upon human trafficking

Have you ever wonder why Japanese women appear to accept the  sexism rampant in their own society? Have ever wonder why Japanese men are never blamed for enjokyosai or pedophilia in Japan?  It is because sex trafficking is nothing but a mundane part of...

Beefeaters Suspended Another Under Investigation

Two of the Tower of London Beefeaters have been suspended and another is under investigation for harassing the lone female Yeoman Warder in the country. " These days Beefeaters chiefly act as tourist attractions...

Gender pay gap still as high as 50%, UK survey says

"Women are paid less than half as much as men in some parts of the UK, according to statistics published today that reveal huge regional variations in the pay gap between male and female workers." Some recent reading had led me to believe that this was a situation that was...

When people ask me why I'm a feminist...

... here is one of the reasons I give. "Marlon King, who earned about £1 million a year, was sacked by his club, Wigan Athletic, after being found guilty of groping a 20-year-old woman and breaking her nose with a single punch. He was out drinking last December to celebrate...

Rape Used as Weapon in DR Congo

Rape as a weapon of war has been used for thousands of years.  The famous painting The Rape of the Sabine Women commemorates a battle fought thousands of years ago.  It is still a weapon of war...

Women's Wages Outpaced Men's During Recession (US)

"The wages of the typical woman who had a job during the worst recession in decades rose faster than those of the typical man, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show. Over the past two years, the wages...

Reported rapes hit 20-year low

"Reported rapes have fallen to the lowest level in 20 years as DNA evidence helps send more rapists to prison and victims are more willing to work with police and prosecutors, victims advocates and crime researchers say."In some respects, I’m not entirely sure why I’m...

Kuwaiti Women Win Passport Rights

In a landmark decision the Constitutional Court of Kuwait has granted women the right to obtain passports.  Previously, women in Kuwait could only obtain passports and travel documents with the consent of...

Teen pregnancies on the rise for the first time in over a decade

"SOME blame demography, others the recession. It might have something to with gender roles, or the steady stream of mixed messages about being a teenage mum. Perhaps sexually transmitted infections are not the deterrent they once were."There is much debate about why teenage...

Divorce Rate Triple for U.S. Female Soldiers, Report Finds

"More than 30,000 single mothers have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army, the most heavily deployed branch of the military, gives women just four months to stay stateside with their newborns before deploying to the war zone, leaving them little time to bond with or...

The deadly new stats on abortion bans

"According to a major just-released report (PDF) from the Guttmacher Institute, increased use of contraception has helped decrease unintended pregnancy worldwide. Abortions, ergo, are down as well, from an estimated 45.5 million procedures in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003. In...

Metropolitan Police may shut down human trafficking unit

"The Metropolitan Police may shut its specialist unit to tackle human trafficking because of lack of funding. You might remember this is the second time that the unit has been threatened with closure due to funding issues; last time, it was given a reprieve."It would be a...

New Oklahoma Law Will Put Details Of All Abortions Online

And we have yet another example of obstructionist legality on abortion which is, I have little doubt, introduced to prevent women accessing abortions, and to make abortions more difficult to practitioners to perform. "A new Oklahoma law will require the details of every...

Female university students are "perks of the job"

"University women's groups in Britain are up in arms after a leading academic referred to female students as "perks of the job." In a Times article titled ‘The Seven Deadly Sins of the Academy’, Vice-Chancellor Kealey of Buckingham University claims, “Most male...

Dads 'to share maternity leave'

"Fathers will be able to take six months' paternity leave, the government has announced. The move will allow mothers to decide to return to work after six months and fathers to stay at home for the rest of the 12 months off allowed by law. "Good, and not before time. I...

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