While all Saudi women are still under the guardianship of a male family member — usually a husband or father — the first Saudi domestic violence ad marks progress for the Kingdom's women.

South African Paralympic gold medalist and Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, 26, has been charged with the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a model who, according to the AP, often spoke publicly against the abuse of women. Steenkamp was shot four times inside Pistorius' home in a gated community in Pretoria, South…

Rihanna is getting beaten up — again. This time, it's by women.

Just last week, Alisa Valdes' memoir The Feminist and the Cowboy hit bookshelves (and three weeks ago we addressed the anti-feminist nature of the book, a sad departure for Valdes author of The Dirty Girls' Social Club). Today, Valdes has basically disavowed the thesis statement of the entire memoir in a blog post that …

Yesterday, Jovan Belcher, a fourth-year linebacker for the Chiefs, shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, before killing himself. Today, the team observed a moment of silence before their game against the Carolina Panthers for victims of domestic violence. According the Guardian, there was no mention of Belcher's name …

Released right before November 25th's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this pro bono campaign from ad agency BETC is for French women's rights organization, Ni Putes Ni Soumises (which translates to Neither Whores Nor Submissives).

Just like at Christmas and New Year's, reports show that domestic violence rates escalate during the month of the World Cup Finals. One would assume that increased consumption of alcohol—which is socially accepted and expected at both the holidays and major sporting events—could be the impetus behind such fights, but…

Last night, the crowd at the Republican National Convention cheered wildly at Mitt Romney's suggestion that motherhood is the most important job in the family. They roared with enthusiasm when the CEO of Staples brought up the idea of onsite child care for working mothers. And Ann Romney's Tuesday evening comments…

Turkey, formerly eager for an invite into the European Union clubhouse, has drifted away from the continent it has played historical boogeyman to in the wake of the Arab Spring, and gravitated towards the more conservative values of an Arab world it sees an opportunity to dominate. As a result, according to the New…

When we first met Wisconsin state legislator and dazzlingly insensitive jerk Don Pridemore, he charmingly suggested that rather than get divorced, people getting the crap beaten out of them by their spouses should try to remember why they fell in love with them in the first place. One woman found this upsetting and…