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Similar to the US, an analysis of 91 published family law judgments in England and Wales found “widespread and concerning evidence of victim-blaming language and attitudes – often directed towards mothers”.
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Weslth disparity: Classism operates in keeping hourly wages low by devaluing essential labor, utilizing the myth of “unskilled work” to justify poverty wages, and breaking workers’ leverage to negotiate better pay.
The problem isn’t that men don’t care.
It’s that we’ve spent decades teaching boys that caring makes them Less masculine. What if we taught them that caring is strength? fairplaylife
Jennie’s Law: a domestic violence register will be established to help prevent abuse by enabling safeguards against individuals convicted of serious DV offences, including murder, sexual assault, coercive control, harassment, and false imprisonment.
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Trump administration to remove references to LGBTQ+ and transgender identities from federal programs, affecting LGBTQ+ people who served their country and earned medical care at the agency.
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Recognizing the root causes of systemic inequality is the first step toward collective liberation. Moving past individual blame to confront interlocking systems of domination—such as imperialist, white supremacist, capitalist patriarchy—is required to dismantle oppression
Vice Admiral Nancy Lacore -- one of the senior military leaders fired without cause by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last summer -- just finished first in a crowded Democratic primary in her bid to flip a Republican House seat in South Carolina.
Unpacking the Patriarchal factors that contribute to the disturbing increase in domestic abuse during and after sport tournaments.
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“ Football is not the reason for domestic abuse, there’s no excuse for domestic abuse.” Research found that UK victory in an international tournament was followed by a 47% increase in the reported number of alcohol-related domestic abuse cases.
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Research has highlighted the increased risk to women and children during sporting competitions- the charity reported calls by vulnerable children to its helpline jumped by a third to more than 1,000 during the previous tournaments.
Erasure of black history: Hegseth removed Chappie James’s portrait from the Air Force Art Gallery. Hegseth centers his vision of a strict, uncompromised “warrior ethos” as a straight white male soldier, anyone else is erased as a DEI hire.
It wasn’t until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that the right to vote was fully secured and protected in practice for millions of Black women in the South.
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The new segregation: Since the beginning of Pete Hegseth’s tenure as secretary of defense, some Black members of the military have “watched in dismay as a new administration has diminished and erased a proud history,” Clint Smith
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Women Veterans Recognition Day, 6/12, tribute to Admiral Lisa Franchetti and Admiral Linda Fagan, the two highest serving women in the military until they were both fired from their historic commands by the Trump administration with no explanation or justification.
criminalizing women: Alexia Moore, 31, was arrested by police in Savannah on a warrant that echoed a 2019 Georgia law banning abortions after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected, beyond six weeks.
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Men’s Mental Health Awareness month offers a vital opportunity to address the unique challenges men face when dealing with mental health conditions and to dismantle the persistent stigma that prevents many from seeking help.
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Win or lose, worldwide, police forces have identified that large-scale Soccer tournaments like the World Cup lead to an increase in domestic violence cases. [Patriarchal domination] and consumption of alcohol was a common factor in cases reported.
Protecting abusers: In its most recent report released in October, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network documented a 38% increase in fatalities involving intimate partners and 84% of the fatalities involved firearms.
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After a backlash, the Air Force restored Malachowski’s career achievements to official military websites, though some specific DEI-focused headlines or prefixes were adjusted during the compliance review process.
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