Feminist Law

In today's episode, Clara speaks with Gloria Awor, a private legal consultant in Uganda, about workplace harassment, how it impacts women's equality, and what might be done about it.

To learn more about Gloria Awor and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here.

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Municipal political candidates in Canada are facing an increase in misogyny and sexism

Trauma persisting in displaced women and girls a year after the fall of El Fasher, Sudan

The Conversation explores barriers elderly women face in seeking help for gender-based violence

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Regina Featherstone, Senior Lawyer in the centre’s Whistleblower Project, about whistleblower protection, non-disclosure agreements, and whether such agreements are more helpful or harmful, particularly for women who have experienced violence or discrimination.

To learn more about Regina Featherstone and her work, you can find her on Instagram here, or visit the Human Rights Law Centre's website here. You can find the 'Let's Talk About Confidentiality' research report here.

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Former Calgary bar owner and manager on trial for five sexual assault charges

Canadian women are travelling to Mexico to receive endometriosis treatment

Women working in domestic labour in Georgia are organising to advocate for their rights

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Luiza Correa de Magalhães Dutra about stalkerware, technology, gender-based violence, and what responsibility technology companies have in preventing use of their products to facilitate gender-based violence.

To learn more about Dr. Luiza Correa de Magalhães Dutra and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here, and you can find IRIS on LinkedIn here or visit their website here.

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Sign posted on off-campus housing in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, receives backlash for promoting rape culture

Research shows that women experience more pain across their bodies than men

International Criminal Court unseals arrest warrants for gender persecution in Afghanistan

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Tooba Urooj, youth advocate and researcher working at the intersection of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, gender equality, and climate justice, about honour killings as a form of gender-based violence, how it relates to patriarchy, and why legislative reforms have been inadequate.

To learn more about Tooba and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here, or email her.

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New international guidelines aim to close the gender health gap for heart attack patients

California enacts ban on child marriage

Prosecutors in New York reopen investigation into alleged Cornell gang rape

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Rika Sawatsky, employment lawyer with a special focus on workplace harm, about why domestic violence is a workplace issue, and what employers and employment law can do about it.

To learn more about Rika Sawatsky and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here or visit her law firm website here.

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Governments, private sector, and civil society call for global action on technology-facilitated gender-based violence

Another woman's body has been found near Johannesburg

Students protest at Northern India university after rape allegations circulate on social media

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In today's episode, Courtney continues her conversation with Sophia Rebecca-Marie, associate attorney at Pride Law Firm, about what it means to be both a trauma-informed and survivor-centred lawyer, and why it's important when representing survivors of sexual violence.

To learn more about Sophia Rebecca-Marie and her work, you can find her on TikTok here, Instagram here, visit the Pride Law Firm website here, or visit the Survivor Lawyer website here.

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UK Advertising Standards Authority bans advertisements some AI app advertisements that promote the objectification of women

Decades of health research focused on male bodies can lead to bias in healthcare AI tools

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In today's episode, Courtney speaks with Sophia Rebecca-Marie, associate attorney at Pride Law Firm, about what it means to be both a trauma-informed and survivor-centred lawyer, and why it's important when representing survivors of sexual violence.

To learn more about Sophie Rebecca-Marie and her work, you can find her on TikTok here, Instagram here, visit the Pride Law Firm website here, or visit the Survivor Lawyer website here.

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Man in Hamilton, Canada pleads guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two women

Man from North London pleads guilty after using online forum to encourage others to drug and sexually assault women

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Dr. Neha Damani, a senior law lecturer, about algorithmic bias, privacy, its impact on gender equality, and what feminist policy can do about it.

To learn more about Dr. Neha Damani and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here, or view her publications on SSRN here.

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Federal Court of Appeals in Canada rules that denying EI benefits to women just before, during, or after maternity leave can violate the Charter of Rights

Pakistan urged to declare femicide emergency

Two leading feminist activists, Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan, passed away this week

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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Samana Butul, gender-based violence advocate in Pakistan, about gender-based violence, online violence, legal education, and women's equality.

To learn more about Samana and her work, you can find her on LinkedIn here.

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Journalist in India sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a colleague

Single-sex space guidance comes into force in England, Wales, and Scotland

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Ine today's episode, Courtney speaks with Dr. Charlie Bishop, feminist legal academic at the University of Exeter about coercive control, domestic abuse, and what English law currently says about maternal responsibility in situations of domestic abuse.

To learn more about Dr. Charlie Bishop and her work, you can find her profile at the University of Exeter here. You can find her on LinkedIn here. You can read her articles in The Conversation here.

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Period trackers may not be as private as users think

Miscarriages surge in Gaza amid continuing war

Advocates call for updated funding for shelters in Peel region in Ontario, Canada

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