Why Women Strike
On International Women’s Day, women around the world are engaging in mass protests, strikes, and other collective…
Sexual Violence Has Become an 'Inescapable Part of the Collective Migrant Journey'
Sexual violence has “become an inescapable part of the collective migrant journey” for women who cross the border—and…
Revenge Porn Will Soon be Illegal in New York
It took New York five long years, but finally, the state passed a bill that will make revenge porn illegal across the…
Chris Brown Files Counter-Complaint Against Woman Who Accused Him of Rape
Chris Brown has filed a false accusation complaint against the 24-year-old woman who alleged that he raped her in Paris…
Man Charged With Rape Cites Kansas's 'Life Begins at Conception' Abortion Statute to Argue Victim Was of Age
A 21-year-old Kansas man accused of rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child unsuccessfully argued that…
Disgraced Judge Who Got 9 Months for Assaulting Aisha Fraser Has Been Arrested After Her Murder
On Saturday, disgraced judge Lance Mason was arrested after Aisha Fraser, his ex-wife, was found stabbed to death in…
Salvadoran Woman Impregnated After Rape Faces 20 Years in Jail for Alleged Attempted Abortion
Imelda Cortez, a 20-year-old woman from San Miguel, El Salvador, faces up to 20 years in prison on an attempted murder…
Another Uber Driver Is Accused of Raping a Passenger
A Boston woman says she was raped by an Uber driver early Tuesday morning following her birthday party at the Wild…
Women in North Korea Describe Routine Sexual Violence Committed by State Officials: 'We Are Considered as Less Than Animals'
In a new report from Human Rights Watch, 54 North Korean women who fled the country after Kim Jong-un took power in…
9 Women Arrested After Staging Anti-Kavanaugh Protest at Joe Manchin's Campaign Office
Nine women in West Virginia were arrested early Tuesday morning after staging a daylong sit-in at Democratic Senator…
Creator of Top Tween YouTube Channel Arrested for Allegedly Molesting a Minor
Ian Rylett is the 55-year-old owner of one of YouTube’s most popular tween channels, SevenAwesomeKids. BuzzFeed reports…
The Walkout: An Open Thread
At 1 p.m. eastern, people across the country are walking out in solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah…
USC Students Sue School, Campus Gynecologist for Decades-Long Sexual Misconduct
Last week, Jezebel reported on George Tyndall, the University of Southern California student health center’s primary…
Gender-Based Violence Increased in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria, But We Don't Know by How Much
It’s been eight months since Puerto Rico was first devastated by Hurricane Maria in September 2017, and the situation…
In Report, Woman Testifies That Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Sexually Assaulted, Slapped Her
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R), who is facing a criminal invasion of privacy charge and is the subject of an…
A Thousand People Turn Out in Belfast to Protest Rape Acquittal of Rugby Players
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in cities across Ireland and Northern Ireland to protest the unanimous…
An AP Reporter on Journalistic Empathy and Documenting Mass Rape in Myanmar
Last week, the Associated Press published a nightmarish story about the mass rape of Rohingya women in the Rakhine…
Rohingya Women Describe Unfathomable Sexual Violence
A new Associated Press report on the Rohingya refugee crisis illuminates, in excruciating detail, the methodical and…
Kay And Jared Jewelry Company Accused Of Widespread Sexual Harassment
Hundreds of former employees of Sterling Jewelers—the multibillion dollar conglomerate comprising Jared the Galleria of…
Westworld Creators on Portraying Robot Violence: 'Isn't It All Sexual Assault?'
Westworld, HBO’s brand new series, tells the penetrative, frighteningly possible story of an amusement park where…