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‘Anyone want a go’: Filmed Sexual Violence and Male Bonding

June 7, 2024 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Violence against women takes on the form of a bonding ritual amongst groups of men who put what they have viewed in pornography into practice. Read more

Primark, A Pervert’s Paradise. What Can Be Done? Part 2

November 18, 2022 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Understanding the problems within Primark stores is one thing. But how do we make the company take these incidents seriously? Read more

Primark, a Pervert’s Paradise: Part 1

November 18, 2022 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Women and girls are frequently targeted by male predators inside Primark stores. A fake u-turn over gender neutral changing rooms will not protect them. Read more

Hands Off The Bump: Body Autonomy in Pregnancy

November 7, 2022 | by Emma Marns | 0 Comments

Pregnant women still find their bodily autonomy violated - not just by medical professionals, not just by relatives but even by strangers in the street. Read more

Out of the Fog: How Society Teaches Us Not to Love

November 1, 2022 | by Renée Gerlich | 0 Comments

Renée Gerlich outlines how we are robbed of the natural urge to feel compassion by cultural expectations in her new book Out of the Fog. Read more

Predators and Their Enablers

July 4, 2022 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Those who argue for respectability and moderation serve the purposes of the predators who wish to go about their business unchallenged. Read more

The Persistence of Paul Blanchard: No Cancel Culture for Straight White Men

July 15, 2021 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

The continuing ability of Paul Blanchard’s podcast Media Masters to draw in big names sits in stark contrast to the cancellations of women. Read more

The Saga of Paul Blanchard and the Abuse of Madelaine Hanson

May 25, 2020 | by Uncommon Ground Media | 7 Comments

Madelaine Hanson published her story of an abusive boss on Medium. They forced her to remove any identifying details. That boss was Paul Blanchard. Read more