Some human rights organisations are enabling toxicity to harmful degrees
Acting judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s acquittal of a rape suspect has raised controversy, but legal experts say the fault lay with legislators and not the court
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
There are not often consequences for men who are reported to have sexually abused women. But maybe, just maybe things are changing for the better.
The 67-year-old was remanded in New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail after the jury of seven men and five women found the once powerful Hollywood producer guilty of criminal sexual acts
In Nigeria, survivors of sexual violence and workplace sexual harassment know that facts are not enough
Those who have been violated are called on to solve the problem of gender-based violence
Institutions can set up a gender equity unit such as the one at Wits University to assist victims
The disclosures come at a time when women’s football is experiencing a worldwide surge in popularity ahead of this year’s World Cup
Women and men must together gather the resolve it takes for change to take hold everywhere
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s ‘repulsive’ comments and called for him to resign
The Congolese doctor won the Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war and is considered an expert on gang rape in conflict
The investigation of an independent panel recommends reviewing whether UNAids executive director Michel Sidibé should continue in his role.
The 2018 Media Lab Disobedience Award has been awarded to three leading figures behind the #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM movements
The idea that violence is heterosexually defined silences same-sex victims
Mr Ramaphosa, you have seen and listened. Now it is time to make SA safe for women
The movement is growing in China despite obstructions by a sensitive state, indifferent public and misogynist elites
The latest media figures show that women are slowly advancing, but their experiences tell of little change at the top
"If we can stay on the right side of the law and keep the books presentable, what’s going on at these big organisations?"
French women have increasingly been speaking up about sexual assault and harassment in the wake of the MeToo movement
Men need to overhaul learnt views of their power over and rights to women
The case involving Ahn Hee-jung is by far the highest-profile in the country’s growing #MeToo movement
Women argue that doing so is a powerful and empowering way to counter partriarchal norms
Ashley Judd says Harvey Weinstein sabotaged her career by convincing Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson not to cast her
XXXTentacion’s death shows that society is still not primed to listen to the victims of abuse
Just because they’re creative – and seen to be more introspective than other men – does not mean they do not act violently towards women
Women and others are coming forward to say #MeToo. Men in general are silent, knowing they, too, could rightly be the next accused.
‘We also commended all members of society who have been vigilant in various ways to end violence and champion the cause towards gender transformation’
The R&B artist is accused of sexual battery, false imprisonment and failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease
A former employee is suing the company following a policy change regarding sexual misconduct
Although a writer and filmmaker in South Africa, Jann Turner is making waves on TV in the United States
The digital music platform has announced new policy preventing the promotion of music from any ‘hateful’ artist