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Nearly 50,000 sign petition to ban pro-rape pick-up artist
Nearly 50,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Scottish government to ban events planned by a self-described pick-up artist who has said rape should be legal. Daryush Valizadeh says he has organised nine meetups – although he will not be present – for followers across the UK this weekend, including in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Cardiff. Cat Boyd started the petition on Monday, calling on politicians in Holyrood to stop Valizadeh...
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Internal Data Offers Glimpse At Uber Sex Assault Complaints
According to data provided by Uber to BuzzFeed News, the company received five claims of rape, and “fewer than” 170 claims of sexual assault directly related to an Uber ride as inbound tickets to its customer service database between December 2012 and August 2015. Uber provided these numbers as a rebuttal to screenshots obtained by BuzzFeed News. The images which were provided by a former Uber customer...
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Uber discloses rape data after leak
Uber has revealed it received five rape allegations between December 2012 and August 2015. The firm said the figure accounted for 0.0000009% of more than 500 million Uber journeys made during that time. The information was released after Buzzfeed obtained screenshots suggesting more than 5,000 messages concerning rape had been logged by Uber customer support. But Uber said the numbers were "highly misleading".
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Silicon Valley investor fires back at claims he kept 'sexual slave' for 13 years
Michael Goguen of Sequoia Capital describes relationship as ‘kind and loving’, denying allegations he abused woman who was a victim of human trafficking.
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Park Service dissolves rafting unit after harassment charges
The unit of Grand Canyon National Park that ran river trips has been dismantled following a report by a federal watchdog that found a longstanding pattern of sexual harassment there.
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Elton John Sued By Off-Duty LAPD Officer For Sexual Harassment
A decorated Los Angeles police captain has sued Elton John, claiming he was repeatedly groped by the singer while he was working off-duty on the Grammy winner’s security detail. The lawsuit filed Monday by Capt. Jeffrey Wenninger alleges the groping and sexually suggestive comments by John occurred in early 2014. Orin Snyder, an attorney for John’s Rocket Entertainment Group, denied the allegations.
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She Wanted to Do Her Research. He Wanted to Talk ‘Feelings’
For women in science, part of the job can mean dealing with unwanted sexual attention. By A. Hope Jahren.
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New York taxi drivers to be banned from flirting with or ejaculating on passengers
New York City officials have revealed new proposals that would ban taxi and hire car drivers from flirting with passengers or initiating any kind of unwanted physical contact. The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) has set out specific rules that include taking away licenses and imposing fines for drivers who touch or ejaculate on their passengers, and recommends fines and suspensions for drivers who comment on their passengers’ appearance or even talk about their...
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Sexual Harassment Investigation Will Expand to Entire National Park System
National Park Service director Jonathan Jarvis has ordered a survey to determine if misconduct at the Grand Canyon represents a widespread problem. By Elizabeth Shogren and Lyndsey Gilpin.
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The Famous Ethics Professor And The Women Who Accused Him
Thomas Pogge, one of the world’s most prominent ethicists, stands accused of manipulating students to gain sexual advantage. Did the fierce champion of the world's disempowered abuse his own power? By Katie J.M. Baker.
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Ex-Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues network head Roger Ailes for sexual harassment
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has filed a lawsuit against the network’s chairman and chief executive, Roger Ailes, alleging that he fired her in retaliation for rebuffing his sexual advances. Carlson, 50, who co-hosted the “Fox & Friends” morning program and later an afternoon news show on Fox, was dropped by the network June 23 when her contract expired.
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Six More Women Allege That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Them
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson may be the highest-profile woman to accuse Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, but she is not the first. In my 2014 biography of the Fox News chief, I included interviews with four women who told me Ailes had used his position of power to make either unwanted sexual advances or inappropriate sexual comments in the office. And it appears she won’t be the last, either.
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Tenn. lawmaker, nicknamed 'Pants Candy,' sexually harassed 22 women, report concludes
An investigation of a Tennessee state legislator released Wednesday found he took advantage of his position to sexually harass at least 22 women, including a then-20-year-old college student who told investigators Rep. Jeremy Durham plied her with a cooler full of beer and had sex with her in his office in 2014. Another woman interviewed was a lobbyist who nicknamed Durham "Pants Candy" after she said he rummaged in his pocket before suggestively offering her a dirty, unwrapped mint.
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Surviving the Long Haul
For women in the trucking industry, going to work can mean subjecting themselves to catcalling, harassment, rape, and a system built to deny them justice. By Mary Pilon.
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Here are the women who have publicly accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment
Roger Ailes, the only CEO Fox News has ever had, resigned in disgrace last month amid charges of sexual harassment. But the story hasn’t ended there: after former Fox host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes, at least 20 other women have contacted Carlson’s attorneys too. A handful of those women reached out as witnesses, but almost all of them said they had personally experienced harassment from Ailes — who has denied all allegations so far.
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In secretive marijuana industry, whispers of abuse and trafficking
For decades, California’s Emerald Triangle has provided cover for the nation’s largest marijuana-growing industry. But its forests also hide secrets... By Shoshana Walter.
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Donald Trump Mocks Women Who Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
Disgusting.
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The Emotional Labor of Waitressing
Marie Billiel, who has worked in the restaurant industry for 10 years, talks about having to have a ”mask on” for eight hours at a time. By Adrienne Green.
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Donald Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill Cosby, and the Sex Assault Scandals of 2016
From Trump’s ‘locker-room’ talk to the testimonies of survivors, 2016 has been a charged and conflicted year for how society perceives and punishes assault. By Lizzie Crocker.
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NSFW 18 Y/O Student Creates Powerful Photo Series Using Trump’s Quotes About Women
Aria Watson, an 18-year-old student from Oregon, never cared about politics, but this year was different.
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