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Andrea Dworkin: Teller of Hard Truths

Janice G. Raymond and H. Patricia Hynes Jul 17, 2019 A new book offers an opportunity to revisit the writer's maligned but searing insights into the impact of pornography on women. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Women Who Are Staring Down Duterte

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig May 5, 2017 In addition to his ruthless anti-drug policies, the Philippines president is known for undermining women, but they continue to defy him. (Pictured, Vice President Leni Robredo, a Duterte critic.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Filipino Women Are Key in Resistance to Duterte

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig May 4, 2017 The first installment of a two-part series investigates the brutality and rampant misogyny that the Philippines president has visited upon his country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Best We Could Do

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Apr 8, 2017 I thought graphic novels were kid stuff -- and there is no better book to prove me wrong than this turbulent memoir of a Vietnamese family. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Women Seeking Refuge: a Crisis Within a Crisis

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 Sexual violence is part of the price many women and girls fleeing their countries for Europe must pay. This crisis—notably dire for Africans—can be mitigated if refugee aid agencies give priority to specific female-centered measures. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

70 Years After V-J Day, Still No Honor for Japanese Empire’s ‘Comfort Women’

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Sep 1, 2015 The abuse and sacrifice they experienced in World War II goes unheeded, while Western countries institutionalize sexual exploitation of women. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )