Feminist stuff

Why Marketers Fear the Female Geek: "This is what you do in marketing. You do not sell the product, you sell the image of what it means to buy the product. You establish a narrative which says that buying your candy bar makes you awesome, while those who are not buying it (women) are inferior."

Slut-shaming has little to do with sex, study finds: "Surprisingly, women who engaged in less sexual activity were more likely to be publicly labeled a slut than women who engaged in more sexual activity. This finding made little sense until we realized that college women also used the term as a way to police class boundaries."

Sex education needs radical overhaul, say experts

Global study finds one in 14 women victims of non-partner sexual assault

I accompanied someone to the police station to report a sexual assault, and this is what happened: A tale from the US so frustrating you will grind your teeth to a fine calcium powder.

Domestic violence: Victims call for introduction of tougher laws to combat abuse: "The proposed laws are similar to those already in place in the United States, which have been credited with a dramatic increase in reporting of domestic violence and successful prosecutions."

Research group targets end to all-too-common violence against women

Survey highlights violence against intellectually disabled women as National Research Organisation for Women's Safety opens

Domestic violence: Nowhere to turn for migrant women trapped in violent relationships

Domestic violence of epidemic proportions a 'national emergency': campaign groups: "Domestic violence is the leading cause of death and injury in women under 45, with more than one woman murdered by her current or former partner every week."

40 years of Elsie: "the first refuge in Australia to provide urgent assistance to battered wives and children."

The growing problem of family violence in Victoria

Male domestic violence victims need more support