Online Sexism
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Iran’s anti-hijab demonstrations are inspiring online protests across the Arab world
Women who use their social media accounts to reject the veil are often met with sexist attacks and threats that attempt to shame and silence them.
Balsam Mustafa, The Conversation
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Bois Locker Room: A Cambridge researcher explains how misogyny is taking new forms in digital India
We must urgently confront the forms of masculine privilege that dominate our society.
Shannon Philip
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95 Indian women politicians received one million abusive Tweets in three months: Amnesty study
An average woman politician active on Twitter got 113 ‘problematic’ or ‘abusive’ tweets per day between March and May 2019.
Scroll Staff
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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NCW to summon Shashi Tharoor for mocking Miss World’s name
The Congress leader attacked Centre’s note ban, and said the BJP should have realised the home currency dominates as ‘even our Chhillar has become Miss World’.
Scroll Staff
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From Merin Joseph to Angoorlata Deka: Indian men can’t stop objectifying women in power
In the past week, a police officer and a BJP MLA have been targets of sexism online.
Rhema Mukti Baxter
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Facebook policies allow trolls to target women, says group fighting sexist online abuse
A new collective from Kerala, called Against Cyber Attacks on Women, wants Facebook to clarify its 'community standards' and fight casteism by rethinking its 'real name' policy.
Aarefa Johari
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave