Women's Voices

 

2 November 2020

 

Women's Voices

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A transgender sex offender who commits crime in both male and female guises has been jailed again, having 22 previous convictions for 44 offences including sexual assault of children. It was argued 'the trauma' of being trans was to blame. ...

November 2nd @ 8:04 pm |

Women's Voices

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The study focused on PFAAs, which are used in a wide range of products including water repellents, food packaging, paints, cosmetics and cleaning products. PFAA concentrations in pregnant Inuit women were twice as high as those in Canadian women. ...

November 2nd @ 7:51 pm |

Women's Voices

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'Inclusive language' forces women to disassociate from our bodies. Dividing women, splitting personhood from physical reality, facilitates male colonization of our bodies and identities. The men making laws policing women know very well who we are. ...

November 2nd @ 12:34 pm |

Women's Voices

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"Women made most of the oldest-known cave art paintings. Most scholars had assumed these ancient artists were predominantly men, so the finding overturns decades of archaeological dogma." (2013) #SexNotGender https://t.co/UznkiW...

November 2nd @ 12:02 pm |

Women's Voices

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A pedophile who pled guilty to "taking, permitting to be taken or making" child sexual abuse videos has avoided jail time by claiming poor mental health due to the decline in his marriage. Of the 15 videos, 13 were category A, the most sadistic. ...

November 2nd @ 11:51 am |

Women's Voices

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***Trigger Warning*** Why is it that when men are mentally ill, it often manifests in obsessions with women or girls and female objectification? No, not all men, but it's almost always men. https://t.co/H5d6AR...

November 2nd @ 11:41 am |

Women's Voices

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Rape is used as a weapon by dominant castes to oppress Dalit women and girls and reinforce sex and caste hierarchies. Women’s bodies are used as a battleground to assert caste supremacy and to keep women ‘in their place.' #SexNotGender #Dalit #MVAW ...

November 2nd @ 11:13 am |

Women's Voices

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Women in prisons have experienced high rates of sexual abuse and violence. 65% in England have suffered a traumatic brain injury caused by a partner. It's imperative that we protect women from violent male offenders. #SexNotGender @NoXYinXXprisons ...

November 2nd @ 12:43 am |