Countering Violence Against Women

Lesbians Are a Target of Male Violence the World Over

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Sep 6, 2019 In many countries, they have won legislative equality. But the grim reality is that they still have reason to fear for their safety. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

A Specter of Gender-Based Violence Looms Over Namibia

Martha Mukaiwa / Truthdig Aug 20, 2019 Poverty and high rates of unemployment contribute to brutality against women in this southwestern African country. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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 Real Face of Prostitution

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Jun 12, 2019 Johns have no problem justifying it, but women are heavily criminalized, despite evidence that many are coerced and exploited into it. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Women

A Question of Honor

Katharine Quarmby / Truthdig May 21, 2019 Police response is out of sync with a sharp rise in so-called honor-based violence against women in the U.K. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

An Alienated Culture Grooms Women for Cults

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Apr 23, 2019 A society rife with loneliness puts pressure on women to be compliant and not make waves, making them ripe prey for sociopaths. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

5 photos Countering Violence Against Women

Growing Up Transgender in Romania

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A Surrogate Mother’s Cautionary Tale

Julie Bindel / Truthdig Mar 6, 2019 Defenders of the practice of surrogacy contend that everyone benefits from it, but that’s not always the case. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Predators Home In on Developmentally Disabled Women

Geri Spieler / Truthdig Feb 18, 2019 It’s time society took seriously the care and protection of its most vulnerable citizens. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

California Pursues a Victims-First Approach to Rape-Kit Testing

Aviva Stahl Feb 13, 2019 Two young women from Berkeley watched their assailant walk free in 2008. State Sen. Connie Leyva wants to make sure it never happens again. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Haiti’s Forgotten Women and Children

Julian Vigo / Truthdig Jan 17, 2019 The disastrous 2010 earthquake turned the lives of many Haitians into capitalist fodder for the “humanitarian” market. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Recollections From Behind Bars: A Woman’s Tale

By Jamie Farthing Jan 8, 2019 Writer Jamie Farthing recounts a memorable meeting with a fellow inmate in a New Jersey prison. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )