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How HIStory is still hurting women

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⚠️ Content Warning: this is an opinion website. Articles reference male perpetrated violence, including domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment and femicide, usually from the outset; this article also mentions miscarriage. For terms of use, click here.  When men with power strangled “witches” – these were women including (but not exclusively) midwives and healers – and then burned their dead bodies at the stake, it was an event that helped set the course of HIStory. Sound dramatic? The Malleus Maleficarum (famously mentioned in The Da Vinci Code, but is a real book), was first published in 1487. Malleus Maleficarum means “The Hammer of … Continue reading How HIStory is still hurting women

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The Paradox of Patriarchy

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Misogynistic rhetoric says women are inferior, irrational and weak, yet also powerful enough to “destroy civilisation”, “ruin men”, “control courts”, and “rig the system”. This is what I call the paradox of patriarchy.Because both cannot be true. So-called “manfluencers” paint women as conniving and manipulative. They villainise and dehumanise us, as vixen-like “creatures”, deeming us capable of causing the downfall of men. In the same breath, women are too “emotional”, too “sensitive” and too “unintelligent” to be trusted with any power. It doesn’t make any sense. Let’s be clear: this is not a new narrative – it’s a tale as … Continue reading The Paradox of Patriarchy

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Upstandership: Why people step in (and why some don’t)

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⚠️ Content Warning: this is an opinion website. Articles reference male perpetrated violence, including domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment and femicide, usually from the outset; this article also features discrimination and hate crimes that affect various communities. For terms using this website, click here.  If you are affected by any of the topics covered in this piece you may find these links of interest. This is a long read, so here are some key points if you’re in a hurry: The History of ‘The Bystander Effect’ At around 3.15am on 13th March 1964, 28 year old Catherine Susan Genovese, known as Kitty, was found fatally wounded … Continue reading Upstandership: Why people step in (and why some don’t)