#MeToo
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt
March 7, 2018
Women’s Council honors 1st Upper Egyptian woman to take sexual assaulter to court
Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) honored on Monday Rania Fahmy after she became the first woman from Upper Egypt…
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
World
March 7, 2018
MPs mock harassment claims as #MeToo falls flat in Russia
Sofia Rusova was a young political journalist in a provincial Russian city when a lawmaker pursued her with sexual text…
#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others
World
March 6, 2018
#MeToo’s global impact: Big in some places, scanty in others
Thanks to the vast reach of social media and the prevalence of sexual misconduct in virtually every society, the #MeToo…
A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub
Cinema/TV
March 4, 2018
A year later, the Oscars return to the scene of the flub
The (right) envelope, please. The Oscars will hope to live down their most infamous blunder at the 90th Academy Awards,…
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
World
February 28, 2018
In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women
Japanese women who say “Me too” do so at their own risk. Online comments accused Rika Shiiki of lying and…
Australia: Michael McCormack sworn in as deputy PM following sex scandal
World
February 26, 2018
Australia: Michael McCormack sworn in as deputy PM following sex scandal
Michael McCormack has been sworn in as Australia’s new deputy prime minister following Barnaby Joyce’s resignation. Joyce stepped down amid…
The Weinstein Company to file for bankruptcy
World
February 26, 2018
The Weinstein Company to file for bankruptcy
The board of directors of The Weinstein Company said late Sunday the New York film and TV studio planned to…
South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement
World
February 22, 2018
South Korean chat app becomes new outlet for #MeToo movement
A chat app where South Koreans can anonymously dish the dirt on their misbehaving bosses and colleagues is belatedly stirring…
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
World
February 1, 2018
Hassan al-Banna’s grandson held on rape charges
Swiss-Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al-Banna, was apprehended and taken…
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
World
January 30, 2018
Rape of eight-month-old baby sickens India
The grotesque sexual assault on an eight-month-old baby in Delhi is the latest in a series of rapes that has…