24th November 2023
Women are arguably the greatest victims of war—so why aren’t they being treated like it? Trigger Warning: Sexual assault, gender-based violence Long before the genocide of the Hazara women in the 1890s, and the estimated 200,000 sexually enslaved ‘comfort women’ in Japan during World War II, women have been facing gendered violence in conflict zones. ...
26th October 2021
CW: Mentions of sexual abuse, harassment, and grooming. As part of their “Degrees of Abuse” investigation, Al Jazeera reveals that senior lecturer in geography, Dr Ian Shaw, has been the subject of sexual harassment complaints by four different women. An investigation by Al Jazeera, as part of their “Degrees of Abuse” series, has reported sexual ...
23rd October 2021
Both QMU and GUU have cancelled their club nights next week in support of the Girls Night in campaign. Following the Girls Night In campaign to boycott clubs this coming Thursday both Unions have opted to cancel their club nights. The boycott comes after an increase in the number of spikings reported in clubs across ...
14th October 2021
CW: Gender-based violence/sexual assault. I don’t mind walking home alone. I don’t feel particularly unsafe. I don’t stress about walking back from clubs, or bars, or even work, myself. I don’t dislike walking in the dark, or at night. I’m not meaning to sound flippant, but I don’t mind the journey. I prefer it, sometimes. ...
