Showing posts with label Sexism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sexism. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Everyone should remember these three buzzwords, according to a relationship therapist


It's time to deepen our understanding of what relationships can teach us so that we can make better choices to suit our life's goals, but more importantly, so that we can create better foundations for our children.

When people are asked to describe relationships, most will come up with words like love, happiness, rings, wedding, sex, dating, marriage, kids, family, and even divorce. However, few really know what these words mean with regards the reality of relationships.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

‘I would kill to be sexually harassed at the moment’: Liberal Teena McQueen stuns colleagues in closed door meeting


The Liberal Party’s federal vice-president, Teena McQueen, said “I would kill to be sexually harassed at the moment” according to three senior Liberal women who joined her at a meeting to discuss the NSW branch’s new code of conduct. 
Andd Ms McQueen, who says she did not make this exact comment, has apologised for an attempt at humour about herself.

Sunday, March 28, 2021

WSJ: Cuomo Aides Subpoenaed In Sexual Harassment Investigation


The New York state attorney general’s office has subpoenaed dozens of Cuomo administration officials, including top aide, Melissa DeRosa, for its investigation into sexual harassment claims against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday.

Saturday, March 27, 2021

“I’M AFRAID TO OPEN TWITTER”: NEXT-LEVEL HARASSMENT OF FEMALE JOURNALISTS IS PUTTING NEWS OUTLETS TO THE TEST


“It started late one day, and you could see it kind of building on social media,” Washington Post national editor Steven Ginsberg recalled of the torrent of online abuse directed last month at Seung Min Kim. The Post reporter had been photographed showing Senator Lisa Murkowski a critical tweet sent by Neera Tanden and seeking comment, a standard journalistic practice somehow interpreted as out of bounds or even unethical.

Thursday, March 25, 2021

‘Women came forward once we made misogyny a hate crime’


For most office workers, popping out for lunch and a breath of fresh air would be a welcome relief in normal times. But for one young woman who used to walk each day to a café near Trinity Square in Nottingham before the pandemic, it was akin to running the gauntlet.

Ret. ICE Officer: Biden Admin Stopped Deporting Illegal Aliens Guilty of Child Sex Crimes


Rumble — Victor Avila, a retired ICE Special Agent, joins the War Room to discuss horrible border policies from the Biden Administration

Got slapped on the chest and butt by one of my dnt teacher


Sure that’s counted as sexual assault 💀does that make me a survivor now?."Looking at how someone deals with family violence, sexual violence," says a person.

US District Court Dismisses WWE, Gabe Sapolsky from Sexual Assault Suit Filed by way of Samantha Tavel


A United States District Court has pushed aside WWE and Gabe Sapolsky from the lawsuit filed by way of Samantha Tavel aka Candy Cartwright. The feminine wrestler had filed a civil lawsuit in opposition to each the events and wrestler Matt Riddle.

Justin Herron: Patriots offensive lineman credited with saving a retired schoolteacher from a sexual assault inTempe, Arizona


“You see it in movies and TV all the time, but you never think it’s going to happen in real life until it does. In that moment, I was in shock,” Justin Herron said during a press conference Wednesday with Murry Rogers, another bystander credited with stopping the attack

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Michael Johnsen resigns as parliamentary secretary as police investigate alleged rape of sex worker


The New South Wales MP Michael Johnsen has resigned as parliamentary secretary and is taking leave “effective immediately” after a Labor MP told parliament a government member had allegedly sexually assaulted a sex worker.

Johnsen, who is the Nationals MP for the seat of Upper Hunter, said on Wednesday night he was “devastated by these allegations” and would no longer sit in the Nationals or joint government party room. He said he would take a “short” period of leave.

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Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen stands aside over rape allegations


Nationals MP Michael Johnsen will take leave from NSW Parliament as police investigate allegations he raped a sex worker at a secluded Blue Mountains lookout.

Mr Johnsen, the member for the Upper Hunter, late on Wednesday identified himself as the NSW MP under investigation by the NSW Police Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad over the incident in September 2019.

Sydney News: Upper Hunter MP Michael Johnsen resigns in face of sexual assault accusation


Deputy Premier John Barilaro says he asked Nationals MP Michael Johnsen to resign in the face of accusations he assaulted a female sex worker last year.

Yesterday, Labor MP Trish Doyle used parliamentary privilege to raise the allegations of misconduct in the Blue Mountains but did not name Mr Johnsen.

NSW MP takes leave after rape allegation


The NSW Nationals leader didn't know one of his MPs was facing a rape allegation dating back more than a year until it was raised in state parliament.

ABC host Leigh Sales has spoken about the sexism she’s experienced in her career


ABC host Leigh Sales has spoken candidly about the sexism she’s experienced in her career, including one comment that drew applause. At a Sydney Media Club lunch on Wednesday, the 7.30 host was asked to talk about her experiences as a woman making a successful career.

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Biden, Harris condemn US racism, sexism in blunt language


President Joe Biden took aim on Sunday at the “ugly poisons” of “systemic racism and white supremacy” that he said had long plagued the United States, and vowed to change

Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail for a third time


Accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell was denied bail by a New York judge for the third time on Monday. The British socialite denies charges that she recruited underage girls for her former partner,

Monday, March 22, 2021

Congressman Tom Reed will not seek reelection after woman accuses him of misconduct


U.S. Representative Tom Reed, a Republican from western New York who was accused last week of rubbing a female lobbyist's back and unhooking her bra without her consent in 2017, apologized to the woman on Sunday and announced that he will not run for reelection next year.

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Australia Twitter: Leigh Sales exposes ‘sexualised abuse’ after PM interview


Australia Twitter: Leigh Sales exposes ‘sexualised abuse’ after PM interview ABC journalist Leigh Sales has exposed the shocking “sexualised abuse” she copped online after grilling Scott Morrison in a TV interview this week. Sales, the host of the 

Australia Twitter: ‘Life at home just didn’t make sense’: the mental trauma of foreign correspondent Sally Sara


Australia Twitter: ‘Life at home just didn’t make sense’: the mental trauma of foreign correspondent Sally Sara In 2009, the ABC foreign correspondent Sally Sara walked into the Role 3 hospital at Kandahar Air Base, in Afghanistan. Role 3 was one of the

Australia Twitter: Roundup: Murdoch tech deals, Leigh Sales on sexism, Natalie Barr’s first day + more


Australia Twitter: Roundup: Murdoch tech deals, Leigh Sales on sexism, Natalie Barr’s first day + more The chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is a man transformed. After cash-for-journalism deals with Google and Facebook, Robert Thomson.