Violence Against Women: When Facts Won’t Subvert Justice
Jonathan McLeod looks at two recent court cases, noting the existence of rape culture and male privilege without ever using the terms.
Tagged: Violence against women
A Billion Rising (Or 51% of America, Anyway): The GOP Is Killing Itself With The Violence Against Women Act
In 1978 in Salem, Oregon, a married woman who had been a victim of domestic abuse accused her husband of rape. The rape and the accompanying violence inflicted upon her by her spouse was...
Polytechnique
Today is Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. December 6 is a sad day, for it was on December 6, 1989, that Marc Lepine murdered 14 women at L’Ecole...
