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The patriarchal holiday fantasy is exhausting America’s mothers.
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Santa Is a Woman
As Americans prep for the holidays and the time off from paid work, women and working moms need rest, and dads need to do emotional Christmas labor.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The patriarchal holiday fantasy is exhausting America’s mothers.
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Women for Refugee Women - Donate
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December 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Epstein survivors disappointed over heavy redactions and missing files
Epstein survivors disappointed over heavy redactions and missing files
Epstein survivors disappointed over heavy redactions and missing files
www.independent.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Epstein survivors disappointed over heavy redactions and missing files
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Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
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December 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Stop asking what victims did or did not do
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
A Harrods survivor’s challenge to us all: Start asking why the British establishment did nothing then and continues to do nothing
‘The specialist VAWG sector is on its knees after years of chronic under-funding’.
Women’s sector warns funding gap could obstruct Labour’s goal of halving VAWG within a decade.
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Women’s sector warns funding gap could obstruct Labour’s goal of halving VAWG within a decade.
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Women’s sector warns funding gap could obstruct Labour’s goal of halving VAWG within a decade
‘We remain deeply concerned by the ongoing funding challenges faced by the specialist VAWG sector, which is on its knees after years of chronic under-funding.” EVAW Coalition
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December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
‘The specialist VAWG sector is on its knees after years of chronic under-funding’.
Women’s sector warns funding gap could obstruct Labour’s goal of halving VAWG within a decade.
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Women’s sector warns funding gap could obstruct Labour’s goal of halving VAWG within a decade.
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Deepfakes and porn: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity in schools | The Latest
Deepfakes and porn: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity in schools | The Latest
Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s senior reporter Alexandra Topping
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Deepfakes and porn: the plan to tackle toxic masculinity in schools | The Latest
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Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
December 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dog-whistle and factually incorrect. Ladies, raise your hand if you were sexually assaulted by a boy at school? I’d wager this or a family member is most women’s first experience of sexual violence
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We found that:
🛑 Within 2 minutes, ChatGPT advised a simulated 13-year-old how to cut herself
🛑 Within 20, it created a dangerously restrictive diet
Yet, AI architects are Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” – but are they really, if they’re failing to protect kids online?
🛑 Within 2 minutes, ChatGPT advised a simulated 13-year-old how to cut herself
🛑 Within 20, it created a dangerously restrictive diet
Yet, AI architects are Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” – but are they really, if they’re failing to protect kids online?
December 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We found that:
🛑 Within 2 minutes, ChatGPT advised a simulated 13-year-old how to cut herself
🛑 Within 20, it created a dangerously restrictive diet
Yet, AI architects are Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” – but are they really, if they’re failing to protect kids online?
🛑 Within 2 minutes, ChatGPT advised a simulated 13-year-old how to cut herself
🛑 Within 20, it created a dangerously restrictive diet
Yet, AI architects are Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” – but are they really, if they’re failing to protect kids online?
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The High Court’s ruling that a six-year-old child must keep her father’s name goes against basic justice and the tide of reform, says @drproudman.bsky.social:
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Charlotte Proudman: No child should ever be bound to a man who raped her mother
The High Court ruling that a child must keep the name of the man who raped her mother reveals a deep problem in our family courts, says Charlotte Proudman.
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December 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The High Court’s ruling that a six-year-old child must keep her father’s name goes against basic justice and the tide of reform, says @drproudman.bsky.social:
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Gender equality needs to be at the centre of foreign policy, rather than at its margins.
Historically, the UK has played an important role in standing with women & girls, but in 2025, progress is stalling.
It's now more important than ever to #ProtectProgress because equality can't wait.
Historically, the UK has played an important role in standing with women & girls, but in 2025, progress is stalling.
It's now more important than ever to #ProtectProgress because equality can't wait.
The UK’s foreign policy must prioritise ending violence against women and girls worldwide say @alexballingermp.bsky.social and Sarah Champion MP
‘Violence against women and girls can be prevented. The UK can help lead the way’ – LabourList
Speak to frontline gender-based violence service providers in Rotherham or Halesowen, and then to women’s rights advocates in Lilongwe or Lahore, and the similarities are…
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December 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Gender equality needs to be at the centre of foreign policy, rather than at its margins.
Historically, the UK has played an important role in standing with women & girls, but in 2025, progress is stalling.
It's now more important than ever to #ProtectProgress because equality can't wait.
Historically, the UK has played an important role in standing with women & girls, but in 2025, progress is stalling.
It's now more important than ever to #ProtectProgress because equality can't wait.
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The interim report into maternity services paints a familiar picture of systemic failings.
The number of women dying in childbirth is increasing across the board.
We need urgent action to address this and deliver the high level of personalised care that every woman deserves.
The number of women dying in childbirth is increasing across the board.
We need urgent action to address this and deliver the high level of personalised care that every woman deserves.
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The interim report into maternity services paints a familiar picture of systemic failings.
The number of women dying in childbirth is increasing across the board.
We need urgent action to address this and deliver the high level of personalised care that every woman deserves.
The number of women dying in childbirth is increasing across the board.
We need urgent action to address this and deliver the high level of personalised care that every woman deserves.
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How Afghan women were abandoned in the aftermath of August's deadly earthquake
The Afghan women left to die
Without female doctors, women in Afghanistan are being denied medical care – as the recent earthquake made painfully clear
newhumanist.org.uk
December 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
How Afghan women were abandoned in the aftermath of August's deadly earthquake
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🚨 NEW REPORT: Built to Harm: how women's prisons take lives
From 2018–24, 59 people died in women’s prisons in England & Wales, nearly 40% self-inflicted.
The report shows many deaths could have been prevented if successive governments had acted on long-standing calls to end women’s imprisonment.
From 2018–24, 59 people died in women’s prisons in England & Wales, nearly 40% self-inflicted.
The report shows many deaths could have been prevented if successive governments had acted on long-standing calls to end women’s imprisonment.
Built to Harm: how women's prisons take lives
3 December 2025
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🚨 NEW REPORT: Built to Harm: how women's prisons take lives
From 2018–24, 59 people died in women’s prisons in England & Wales, nearly 40% self-inflicted.
The report shows many deaths could have been prevented if successive governments had acted on long-standing calls to end women’s imprisonment.
From 2018–24, 59 people died in women’s prisons in England & Wales, nearly 40% self-inflicted.
The report shows many deaths could have been prevented if successive governments had acted on long-standing calls to end women’s imprisonment.
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Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up
Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up
Exclusive: New laws will also curb questioning and aim to stop complainants being discredited over previous reports
Rape victims will no longer be depicted as serial liars in courtrooms in England and Wales as part of the biggest shake-up “in a generation”, the Guardian can reveal.
New measures will stop the “profound injustice” of victims being questioned, sometimes without warning, about past rapes that they have reported to the police, said David Lammy, the justice secretary. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up
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For many immigrant families, caregiving is an act of love passed down through generations—yet in the U.S., the lack of paid leave, affordable elder care and basic support makes it nearly impossible to sustain.
Caregiving Is Extremely Difficult in America. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
For many immigrant families, caregiving is an act of love. In the U.S., a lack of paid leave, affordable care and support makes it impossible.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
For many immigrant families, caregiving is an act of love passed down through generations—yet in the U.S., the lack of paid leave, affordable elder care and basic support makes it nearly impossible to sustain.
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On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we honour those who devote their lives to protecting the rights, dignity and freedoms of every human being. WHRDs in Europe and around the world are targeted for their vital work. States must do more to guarantee their safety.
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
On International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we honour those who devote their lives to protecting the rights, dignity and freedoms of every human being. WHRDs in Europe and around the world are targeted for their vital work. States must do more to guarantee their safety.
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💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
Winners announced: Write to End Violence Against Women Awards 2025 | End Violence Against Women
Last night (27th November 2025) the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) held its annual Write to End Violence Against Women Awards which recognise excellence in reporting on violence against ...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
💫 What a night celebrating the journalists and writers showing excellence in reporting on violence against women!
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
✍️ Read about how their work is making a difference to collective attitudes and awareness - moving us towards accountability and prevention.
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Online Violence Against Women & Girls can impact their physical & mental health, stop them from participating in society, and lead to real-life violence.
Read our explainer to learn how social media platforms are enabling online VAWG and what they can do to stop it👇
Read our explainer to learn how social media platforms are enabling online VAWG and what they can do to stop it👇
Violence against women and girls online: explained
Social media platforms are enabling violence against women and girls (VAWG) online. Here’s how.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Online Violence Against Women & Girls can impact their physical & mental health, stop them from participating in society, and lead to real-life violence.
Read our explainer to learn how social media platforms are enabling online VAWG and what they can do to stop it👇
Read our explainer to learn how social media platforms are enabling online VAWG and what they can do to stop it👇
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Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.
‘Mansplaining’ is different from other criticism – and Rachel Reeves is right to call it out
Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.
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‘I didn’t even know this type of attack existed’: more than 200 women allege drugging by senior French civil servant
‘I didn’t even know this type of attack existed’: more than 200 women allege drugging by senior French civil servant
In a case echoing the Pelicot trial, dozens of women allege they were given hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. Three of them speak out here
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
‘I didn’t even know this type of attack existed’: more than 200 women allege drugging by senior French civil servant
New CPS data links vast majority of stalking and image-based sexual abuse charges to domestic abuse
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November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New CPS data links vast majority of stalking and image-based sexual abuse charges to domestic abuse
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“For girls, for young people, and for communities already living with displacement, hunger, and the loss of education, the lack of funding is not a technical detail—it’s a direct threat to their futures." Read more on our reaction to the outcome of #COP30: plan-international.org/news/2025/11...
COP30 has left children without the protection they need - Plan International
Despite the scale and urgency of climate impacts on the world’s most vulnerable communities, and despite widespread calls from youth, civil society, and frontline nations, COP30 delivered no significa...
plan-international.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“For girls, for young people, and for communities already living with displacement, hunger, and the loss of education, the lack of funding is not a technical detail—it’s a direct threat to their futures." Read more on our reaction to the outcome of #COP30: plan-international.org/news/2025/11...
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Research shows young people are less likely than any other age group to spot signs of economic abuse.
This needs to change.
Together with TSB, we've launched the Spotting the Signs Challenge to help people recognise red flags & take action safely.
Read more ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/money/tsb-re...
This needs to change.
Together with TSB, we've launched the Spotting the Signs Challenge to help people recognise red flags & take action safely.
Read more ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/money/tsb-re...
Young adults less likely to spot economic abuse red flags, says charity
Some 7% of people surveyed did not recognise any of the examples of economic abuse given or were not sure.
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Research shows young people are less likely than any other age group to spot signs of economic abuse.
This needs to change.
Together with TSB, we've launched the Spotting the Signs Challenge to help people recognise red flags & take action safely.
Read more ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/money/tsb-re...
This needs to change.
Together with TSB, we've launched the Spotting the Signs Challenge to help people recognise red flags & take action safely.
Read more ⬇️ www.independent.co.uk/money/tsb-re...
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Because the law is an expensive tool to use; because this means it is mostly rich people who get to use it; because rich people are usually men; the law has become a tool of the patriarchy, one which men use to impose their will on women.
In situations where the law tries to decide this for you, I hope there are people like @goodlawproject.bsky.social willing to stand up for your rights to not be property.
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Because the law is an expensive tool to use; because this means it is mostly rich people who get to use it; because rich people are usually men; the law has become a tool of the patriarchy, one which men use to impose their will on women.