LabrysLit is a book group run by, for, and about lesbians. Every month we read a new novel, short story collection, or memoir written by a #lesbian author. Register via the link #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 28th November | 4:30pm GMT ...
LabrysLit is a book group run by, for, and about lesbians. Every month we read a new novel, short story collection, or memoir written by a #lesbian author. Register via the link #LesbianOnly #LabrysLit | 28th November | 4:30pm GMT ...
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Durham University trains its students to be sex workers
“This could cause a real problem, making it part of university culture and making work in the sex industry a normalised activity ... Everyone who I’ve spoken to is pretty disgusted that adult sex-worker training classes are being promoted..." ...
'As the herd adopted new modes of behaviour, close observers in Westminster found themselves unable to remember any policy developments of such importance with so little public scrutiny in any other area.' https://t.co/q4FRLy...
UN experts warn Burials Bill may 'create obstacles' to examining deaths at Mother & Baby Homes
'The groups also ask Ireland to explain how it will ensure survivors and relatives are granted access their personal records and data, including the rights of mothers “to access their full records”' https://t.co/i5Ehix...
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Turks demand protection after woman killed with sword
'“I wanted to kill someone. I went out and picked a woman because I thought it would be easier” ... “It is all women who are targeted in the name of Cengiz. It is high time that we collectively mobilize against femicides.” https://t.co/svIlIa...
Quintana Roo female hotel workers face abuse and insecurity
'the woman reported the crime to her supervisors ... who organized a 50,000-peso payment in exchange for her not reporting the crime to authorities. The tourist returned home without being held to account for his actions and the woman was dismissed.' ...
Families outraged after government hands ‘sickening’ award to DWP safeguarding team
'The decision to present the award to DWP’s Disability Services Customer Experience and Safeguarding Team was described this week by the sister of Philippa Day, the disabled benefit claimant who died in October 2019, as “sickening” and “abhorrent”.' ...
Kerala adoption row: Anupama S. Chandran begins indefinite protest
'Anupama S. Chandran who has alleged that her child was given up for adoption without her knowledge began an indefinite protest in front of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare at Thycaud in the capital on Thursday morning.' ...
UPS workers' Calif. class action alleges bias against women
'Three women who work at a UPS hub in Oakland filed a complaint in California federal court on Wednesday claiming female employees are routinely assigned dead-end jobs, leading to lower pay and fewer opportunities for advancement than male ...
Slovakia narrowly rejects proposed law restricting access to abortion
'The bill was rejected by one vote, as 67 of the 134 lawmakers present in the 150-seat house voted in favour of it. A similar proposal to restrict abortion was rejected a year ago, also by one vote.' https://t.co/ra0jki...
Only 2 women make list of most cited legal scholars
'Shapiro attributed the low number of women on the top 50 list to “the historical scarcity of women in legal academia and the legal profession; prejudice against those women who did participate in law; and sociological factors ...."' ...
Calls for Durham council to oppose detention of refugees at 'toxic' borstal
“Detention adds further trauma to people in desperate situations, particularly women, many of whom have been subjected to all kinds of violence, abuse, and exploitation on their journeys to seek sanctuary." https://t.co/NHnj5y...
Leaders in Paris call for protecting children online
“Protecting our children and teenagers online means taking them away from inappropriate or dangerous content, from violence, hatred and pornography,” https://t.co/39MsSz...
Director: Revolutionary Society of Afghan Women appealed to the Kurdish women, saying, "They should know that their support gives us courage." https://www.hawarne...
Director: Revolutionary Society of Afghan Women appealed to the Kurdish women, saying, "They should know that their support gives us courage." https://t.co/EZD16S...
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