The Curse of Asmodeus

The experience or threat of harassment and abuse are very real and present in the everyday lives of women across the world. A powerful personal blog on how we can all fight the social norms that enable violence against women.

The Silence Breakers who spoke out against sexual assault and harassment are TIME's Person of the Year 2017

Vice President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned speech about rape culture and violence against women on Tuesday at the White House's first-ever United State of Women Summit.

Three major directors "crossed the line" with Chloë Sevigny in auditions for film roles, the actress said at Variety's Cannes Film Festival panel on Wednesday. "I've had the 'what are you doing after this?' conversation," Sevigny said.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is being sued for the pro-campus-rape, or at least pro-rapist, rules she instituted last fall, replacing Obama administration guidelines for applying the anti-discrimination Title IX to campus rape investigations

Here's why women are getting the silent treatment when they ask for the results of workplace harassment investigations. Some people want to change that.

As Dallas News reports, Associate Deputy Attorney General Andrew D. Leonie posted on Facebook at 2:40 AM on Wednesday decrying the women who’ve come forward with their stories as “pathetic.”
 

This ranges from 39 per cent experiencing name-calling to 54 per cent experiencing wolf-whistling.

Twenty three per cent said they had been victims of groping or unwanted physical contact of a sexual nature.

Mother’s Day can be a difficult time for the women and staff at the Canyon Creek Women’s Crisis Center in Cedar City.