Under the Surface: The Hidden Reality of Rape in Japan, Part I

This socio-cultural context in which the rape and quasi-rape laws in Japan were created are analysed to show that the law, and its subsequent amendments, make it difficult to report assaults and bring rapists to trial. This analysis demonstrates the fallacy of data which promote Japan as a forerunner state in the guarantee of safety against sexual violence.

Whose Pain Matters? Part I: The Selective Outrage in India's Fight Against Sexual Violence

Selective outrage is more than just a societal oversight, it is a manifestation of deeply rooted biases and prejudices. It's not unusual that the cases that elicit the most empathy and agitation include victims who correspond to a specific profile-young, urban, educated, and frequently from upper-caste families.

The Relationship Gap

Women’s social and financial independence is disrupting the status quo of heterosexual relationships, but the impact of women’s liberation on LGBTQ+ relationships is harder to assess as there is much less data on this subject.

Culture, LGBTQ+, Economy, more top storiesHarjas Dhillon2 September 2024Harjas Dhillon, more top storiesComment

Too Posh to Push?

Striking where it hurts most, at the class anxieties omnipresent British culture, ‘too posh to push’ insinuates that richer mothers seek to minimise their birthing experience to a relaxing day out by seeking a caesarean. The pejorative assumption that a 'natural' and non-medicalised birth is inherently 'better' than one requiring a large amount of medical intervention, but 'natural birth' above all else is one that has been widely disproved in the medical community.

Advocacy & Policy, Culture, Health, UK, more top storiesCharlotte Swainston2 September 2024Charlotte Swainston, more top storiesComment

Something is Rotten in the State of Europe: Femicide in the EU

The Italian government contextualised femicide as a violent expression of misogyny. This echoes the common acknowledgement amongst international organisations, including UN Women, that femicide is a fatal consequence of gendered discrimination. Despite this understanding actions to enact systematic change, beyond superficial promises of educational reform, have not been taken.