rape

At the Safe Ireland Summit last month, Linda Hamilton Krieger invited us to consider how we frame the issue of Violence Against Women (VAW). Krieger is a US civil rights lawyer, immersed in the everyday practice of the courtroom, and highly…

"An example of rape culture? When Brock Turner raped an unconscious girl a lot of people had sympathy for him because he was a swimmer in Stanford. The whole thing seemed to be more focused on the fact that he was a swimmer with a lot of…

Author and feminist Louise O'Neill's documentary Asking For It aired this week on RTÉ 2. It focused on the issue of consent and Ireland’s attitude towards rape culture, sexual violence and the distinct lack of sex education we have for…

This week, the UK lost Marmite, Ched Evans was acquitted, and the budget was announced. Bob Dylan also won the Nobel Prize for Literature and divided the world. #ChedEvans acquitted of rape charges In 2011, Premier League footballer Ched…

This is another article about violence against women. I know. There are so many stories about violence and rape, and you’re weary of them all. You’re familiar with the physical pain, broken bones, infection, pregnancy, the mental harm. It…

I’ve always been notoriously unlucky. School raffles never led to prizes, Murphy’s Law was a good friend of mine, and the odds were never in my favour. It was only when I came to college that things seemed to change. Suddenly, I was the…

Step 1; Make it out of the Womb. (pre-birth) Admittedly, this step is entirely out of your control. Antiquated, discriminatory traditions may be an obstacle to making it to life. Cultural norms that value boys over girls in countries such…

'Who is going to complain about rape jokes? Rape victims? They barely even report rape.'  Sarah Silverman I agree with comedian George Carlin, who said that 'anything can be funny, it all depends on how you construct the joke'. …

I read a really powerful piece this week written by a person who I’m not sure would like to be named, where she talked about how, at age 12 and 13, she was in a relationship with a ‘much older adult man.’ She detailed how she felt like an…

We’ve probably all heard about #UCD200. A group of male university students allegedly engaging in revenge porn. A secret Facebook page dedicated to sharing explicit pictures of women they may have had sex with. An official inquiry into the…