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Domestic violence in England, a land where all are equal before the law (but some are more equal than others…)

8 hours ago ago from Russian Lancashire - English version

December 25th, Christmas (at least in the English-speaking world of both Western Christianity and secular consumerism) is known as the season of “goodwill to all men”. Yet it is a sad fact that for some women in England, domestic violence peaks at this time of year, and they are more likely to experience violence at the hands of their partners between 11 December and 2 January than at any other time of the year. It is for this reason that ...

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They do shuch a great job of governing themselves 77% of Gaza women subjected to violence

20 hours ago ago from Avid Editor’s Insights

77% of Gaza women subjected to violence : A new study by the Palestine Women's Information and Media Center is saying that some 77.1% of Gaza women are subjected to violence. The abstract is published only in Arabic so far, and the full survey results are not out yet. I do not know the definitions of the terms verbal violence' and psychological violence.' 67% of women are subject to verbal violence 71% to psychological violence ...

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7 hours ago ago from danaleeling

Christmas marching at the Kosrae Congregational Church in Kolonia. This year there were two stars from the family in the etawi srisrik marching. Stars are female unit leads in the Kosraean church marching. Marchers move in units. In Kosrae a typical unit might be four marchers. The strength of this arrangement is that only the lead marcher needs to know the complex marching formation. The others in the unit can simply follow along. ...

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Speaking for the Silent

8 hours ago ago from Speaking Of...

The magazine ad caught my eye, because it was so startling. I had to read the copy several times, to be sure I was reading it right. "One in three women is a victim of domestic violence." The spokesperson, Avon's global ambassador, Reese Witherspoon, stares out from the ad with her eyes narrowed, in a knowing way that you can't easily ignore. Can you 'speak' for the silent, in this case the victims, by not saying a word out loud? Or is your ...

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