click image for more details Here is a story out of Ireland that makes the point that domestic violence is not just physical or sexual. Academics prefer to use the term “intimate partner violence” so as not to exclude dating relationships where victim and abuser do not share a home. Also, there is debate among support services as to whether the term...

In Egypt, women's rights groups are pushing back against some Islamists' attempts to blame women for an upsurge in sexual harassment. You can read the whole story HERE. In Egypt fundamentalist Islamist groups have a history of repressing women. Women there are striving for equal rights that are running up against a brick wall starting with sexual harassment where these fundamentalists blame...

That is the question being posed by residents in Muskegon, Michigan. It seems there was a fight that involved nearly 20 students and when police finally responded they used pepper spray to gain control of the situation. That prompted residents and faculty to ask the question why couldn't they do the same thing and save a bunch of time? You can read...

This is a story about a woman who was menacing people with a stun device. You can read the whole story HERE. “A woman armed with a stun gun accused of menacing people at a Grant Pass home was hit with a Taser by police and taken into custody. Troopers said when they made contact with Novack, she demanded they shoot her and...

This is an article written recently entitled "Time to Talk Seriously About Sexual Violence on Campus" It is a very thoughtful article that brings up some scary statistics about life on a college campus for female students. They also mention that 90% of the time alcohol or drugs is involved in acquaintance rape, also known as date rape. As many as 25...

click for more info "Every year, police in Baltimore City respond to thousands of calls related to domestic violence. Officers arrest and charge abusive partners, judges issue protective orders to women who fear for their lives, and domestic violence counselors struggle to help battered women and their children recover from the physical and emotional traumas they have suffered." You can read the...