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Does Social Media Reveal Mens Hatred for Women? - The Big Questions - 17-Jan-2016
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Brauer College in Warrnambool, Victoria told boys to stand up during assembly
Gesture meant to be symbolic to apologize for behaviour of men towards women
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9404221/Brauer-College-Warrnambool-male-students-apologise-gender-female-classmates.html
Police in England and Wales will treat violence against women as a hate crime if the victim perceives it to have been motivated by misogyny.
The Green Party peer has suggested a 6pm curfew should be introduced for men in the wake of Sarah Everard's disappearance.
Baroness Jones of Moulescoomb told the House of Lords that such a move would "make women a lot safer, and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened".
Ms Everard vanished while walking home to Brixton, south London, from a friend's house in Clapham on 3 March.
Detectives searching for the 33-year-old have since discovered human remains in Ashford, Kent.
It follows the arrest of a Metropolitan Police officer on suspicion of kidnap and murder.
breitbart.com/europe/2021/03/12/green-party-lawmaker-demands-6pm-curfew-for-men-after-disappearance-of-london-woman
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Sales of Pauline Harmange's 'Moi les hommes, je les déteste' skyrocketed after Ralph Zurmély, a special adviser to France's ministry for gender equality, called it an 'ode to misandry [a hatred of men].'
In an email, Zurmély told Monstrograph - the book's publisher - that 'incitement to hatred on the grounds of gender is a criminal offence', and asked the publisher to pull the book from publication 'on pain of criminal prosecution'.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8721875/Feminist-book-called-Hate-Men-sells-France-government-official-attempted-ban-it.html
Moi les hommes, je les déteste
Pauline Harmange
A surprise royal visit Friday took place at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham in east London. The community was the site of famous strikes by female sewing machinists at a Ford plant, an equal pay fight depicted in the 2010 film "Made in Dagenham.´´
In one of her final duties as a senior member of the British royal family, Meghan urged the boys in the school assembly of 700 students to "continue to value and appreciate the women in your lives and also set the example for some men who are not seeing it that same way.´´
"You have your mothers, sisters, girlfriends, friends in your life, protect them,´´ she said. "Make sure that they are feeling valued and safe. And let's all just rally together to make International Women's Day something that is not just on Sunday, but frankly feels like every day of the year."
Feminists discuss women's rights, abortion, the gender pay gap, intersectionality, etc
"It's about submitting to and spoiling your husband like it's 1959"
Alena Pettitt and Vicki Psarias on BBC Victoria Derbyshire
Featuring Mike Buchanan of 'Justice for Men and Boys' and women's rights author/activist Paola Diana
Experts say they are risking their own safety, and that the site encourages false allegations.
BBC Victoria Derbyshire
She said the "concept" chair was inspired by her experiences of men "infringing on my space in public".
Ms Laurel's designs won the Belmond Award at New Designers in London, a major showcase of work from universities across the UK.
She said she was also inspired by the 'The Everyday Sexism Project,' founded by Laura Bates, which collects women's daily experiences of gender inequality.
Ms Laurel's prize includes a £1,000 bursary and the chance to design a product for a hotel and leisure company.
She said the chairs were "more of a concept and not necessarily a functional design", but said she was encouraged that the judges "like the feminist slant on design".
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The ban covers scenarios such as a man with his feet up while a woman cleans, or a woman failing to park a car.
The UK's advertising watchdog introduced the ban because it found some portrayals could play a part in "limiting people's potential".
Debate on the Victoria Derbyshire show
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#victoriaderbyshire on BBC
#VictoriaDerbyshire accidentally pronounced Jeremy Hunt as Jeremy c**t live on air and then apologised and blamed men for usually saying it.
Carl Benjamin is a British political commentator, anti-feminist, polemicist and YouTuber with the online pseudonym Sargon of Akkad. He is a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate for the European Parliament's South West England constituency in the 2019 election. Benjamin grew to prominence through the Gamergate controversy.
Jess Phillips is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley since 2015
The assault occurred after Fry, 21, had been out drinking with friends. She was in the China Town Mall in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, allegedly carrying her heels, according to her victim, when she just reached out and hit him on the top of his head with one.
The victim, Kyle Johns, 19, was taken to the hospital and needed two staples in his head to repair the wound.
Fry pleaded guilty to the assault last week and a magistrate imposed a $250 fine. No conviction was recorded.
Richard sued his wife of 20 years, Kate, and they recently reached a financial settlement, with Kate admitting she'd cheated on him while they were married.
BBC Victoria Derbyshire
“I have never cheated in my life!” Williams told Ramos. “You owe me an apology:”
After the match, Williams said that her strong reaction was part of her fight for “women’s rights” and “women’s equality:”
Unfortunately for Williams and her fight for “women’s rights,” the tennis star’s coach, Patrick Mouratouglo, admitted that he was in fact giving Williams coaching. Meaning, that Ramos was entirely correct for penalizing Williams.
“I’m honest, I was coaching,” Mouratoglou said after the game. “I don’t think she looked at me, so that’s why she didn’t even think I was.”
On Sunday, it was announced that Williams received a total of $17,000 in fines. Including “$10,000 for ‘verbal abuse’ of chair umpire Carlos Ramos, $4,000 for being warned for coaching, and $3,000 for breaking her racket.”
Stella Creasy wants to amend new legislation that bans taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing.
Her changes would mean someone convicted of the crime could get a tougher sentence if it was "motivated by misogyny".
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45408492
Eleanor Mills, who is Editorial Director of The Sunday Times, argued that the term makes it seem as though women are defined by their marriage and their husbands.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, she said that changing the word to a more assertive titles - such as 'domestic CEO' or 'home front commander' - would encourage more men to be stay at home dads, because it makes the role sound less submissive.
At Antioch College, they have taken a radical approach to preventing sexual offences.
Here, any touch requires clear enthusiastic verbal permission, a policy called affirmative consent.
Read more about this Sky News report...
news.sky.com/story/is-there-a-sexual-assault-epidemic-at-us-universities-11442907
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Just before Christmas, a woman, a lawyer, walked into his shop asking him to cut her daughter’s hair.
“I refused politely,” he said.
“I explained I’m not qualified to cut women's or girls’ hair. I’ve never done it.
“But she kept pressing me, saying I should just do it. I told her there are three women’s hair salons within a minute’s walk but she became angry and stormed out.”
Mr Rahim says the woman then took her complaint to the HREOC – claiming he breached anti-discrimination laws and embarrassed her daughter.
“She might have been more embarrassed walking to school if I’d butchered her hair,” Mr Rahim said.
“The skills are different. Look up barber and it says 'a place where men get their hair cut'.”
Mr Rahim has had to hire a lawyer and with a wife and baby to support, he's now concerned what impact the case will have on his livelihood.
The Australian Hairdressing Council’s Sandy Chong said there are different techniques used when cutting men’s and women’s hair.
“Barbering didn’t have a qualification for 31 years and was only reintroduced two years ago,” she said.
“It’s now reached a stage where many female hairdressers are doing the qualification because they see a growing market.”
“Someone like Mr Rahim - (after) cutting only men’s hair for so many years - probably has more skills than many of the teachers of the course. I understand why he wouldn’t be comfortable cutting women’s hair.”
By 11:00 BST, 9,053 companies had done so, with more than 1,000 companies reporting in the last day alone.
Firms with more than 250 staff must state the average difference between male and female employees.
Of those that have published data, 78% pay men more than women, 13% pay women more and 8% said they had no gender pay gap, based on the median measure.
The Prime Minister has described the gender pay gap as a "burning injustice" as the deadline looms for the UK's largest companies to publish their figures.
Theresa May said the wage disparity between men and women "mars our society" and needs to be closed "within a generation".
What happens to companies that don't publish?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it will be "fully enforcing" the pay gap legislation and will write to companies that do not report by the deadline.
Firms could face an unlimited fine if they continue to fail to publish the figures.
It comes after a male executive, who's now left The&Partnership, sent a 'Top Five' email around the office, rating his female colleagues by their looks.
As Ria Chatterjee reports, it appears to be a toxic industry tradition.
Melanie Onn said wolf-whistling, harassment on public transport were low-level crimes that often went unreported, and it was important for police to be able to record any increase.
She said she would argue in a parliamentary debate on Wednesday that a change in the law would give women the confidence to report misogynistic behaviour.
theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/make-catcalling-a-hate-crime-labour-mp-to-urge-parliament
According to Leigh Day solicitors, up to 200,000 mainly female store workers could be in line for payouts of around £20,000 each.
The law firm is lodging complaints with the conciliation service Acas on behalf of almost 100 staff, paving the way for an employment tribunal process which has already led to similar, continuing claims against Asda and Sainsbury's, involving thousands of staff.
Leigh Day believes more workers will join the Tesco case as it progresses, given success to date in the action against Asda which the chain is due to appeal.
Thousands of women who work in Tesco stores could receive back pay totalling £20,000 if the legal challenge demanding parity with men who work in the company's warehouses is successful.
Lawyers say hourly-paid female store staff earn less than men even though the value of the work is comparable.
Tesco said it worked hard to ensure all staff were paid "fairly and equally".
Up to 200,000 supermarket workers could be affected, the majority of them women.
Initial claims have been lodged with the conciliation service, ACAS - the first stage in what is likely to be a lengthy legal process through the employment tribunal system which could last several years.
If even a small proportion of the women are successful, the bill for Tesco would be significant.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42968342
A leading voice campaigning for gender equality in sport, The Women’s Sport Trust, has now called on other sports to follow suit. In a statement, the body said it supports the PDC’s decision, but would now like to “encourage other sports such as motor racing, boxing and cycling to follow their example”.
Last month it emerged that a scheme that could lead to sexism being made a hate crime with tougher sentences could be extended nationwide.
Nottinghamshire Police introduced the trial in 2016 in which it recorded incidents such as wolf whistling, street harassment, verbal abuse and taking photographs without consent as a hate crime.
Police chiefs are due to receive a full report on the pilot scheme and other forces around the country are said to have expressed an interest in following Nottinghamshire’s lead.
Jeremy Vine, John Humphrys, Huw Edwards, Nick Robinson, Nicky Campbell and Jon Sopel will take a cut to their six-figure pay packets.
A BBC spokesperson said: "We are very grateful to Huw Edwards, Nicky Campbell, John Humphrys, Jon Sopel, Nick Robinson, and Jeremy Vine, who have agreed that their pay will now be reduced.
"These are great journalists and presenters, who have a real connection with the audience. We are proud to have them working at the BBC.
"The final details of some of these changes are still being discussed, and there are further conversations that the BBC will have with others in due course."
It comes after the BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie quit her role in protest at pay inequality for men and women at the licence fee funded corporation.
She accused the BBC of "breaking equality law and resisting pressure for a fair and transparent pay structure".
The BBC's gender pay row deepened earlier this month when a leaked tape revealed Mr Humphrys and Mr Sopel in a "jokey exchange" about about Ms Gracie's resignation.
In a recording, Mr Humphrys was heard telling Mr Sopel: "Dear God. She's actually suggested that you should lose money; you know that, don't you? You've read the thing properly, have you?"
Ms Gracie will now return to the BBC newsroom in London, with an expectation to be "paid equally".
Children and families minister Nadhim Zahawi said he attended The Presidents Club fundraiser but left early.
The BBC understands Mr Zahawi was called to Downing Street on Wednesday to meet chief whip Julian Smith.
Prime Minister Theresa May said she accepted Mr Zahawi's explanation, but was "appalled" at reports of the event.
The Presidents Club said it was closing and would no longer hold events after an undercover reporter for the Financial Times revealed hostesses were subject to groping and lewd comments.
She is one of 100 French women who wrote an open letter, warning about a new "puritanism" sparked by recent sexual harassment scandals.
It deplores a wave of "denunciations", following rape allegations made against US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
A group of French feminists condemned the letter, accusing the signatories of trivialising sexual violence.
Sandra Muller, founder of the #BalanceTonPorc ("squeal on your pig") movement -- the French equivalent of #MeToo -- also denounced Tuesday's letter.
The letter by French women writers, performers and academics was published in France's Le Monde newspaper on Tuesday.
"Men have been punished summarily, forced out of their jobs when all they did was touch someone's knee or try to steal a kiss," it said.
"Rape is a crime, but trying to seduce someone, even persistently or clumsily, is not - and nor is men being gentlemanly a chauvinist attack."
The authors argued that there was a new "puritanism" afoot in the world.
They said that while it was legitimate and necessary to speak out against the abuse of power by some men, the constant denunciations have spiralled out of control.
According to the writers, this is creating a public mood in which women are seen as powerless, as perpetual victims.
"As women we do not recognise ourselves in this feminism, which beyond denouncing the abuse of power, takes on a hatred of men and of sexuality."


