20th June 2021

Women in Istanbul took to the streets on Saturday to protest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, effective July 1. Established by the Council of Europe in 2011, the convention targets violence against women and domestic violence. Protesters gathered on the streets of Istanbul on Saturday to voice their anger at the government’s decision to withdraw from the measure, which is aimed at protecting women from gender-based violence. Turkey was t

The party also says people should have the right to flexible practices, such as working from home.

By Dr Muna Abdi The impact of systemic oppression is that it is all around us. It is part of our social world and we are all affected by it. The casual, insidious attitudes and behaviours that we are often blind to, play a pivotal role in upholding these systems. Even in our attempts to dismant

1/ There is no other crime where the *victim* is expected to hand over their phone, apart from rape, let that sink in Victims don’t want apologies from Ministers or plans to get their phones back quicker(!)— Deeba Syed (@deebasyed) June 18, 2021

“Wearing an ill-fitting bra can create multiple problems for women, from breast pain and sagging tissue, to chafed skin, but it can also affect their athletic performance” - Team GB women get the right bras https://t.co/9ydM4YW5tX— WOW - Women of the World (@WOWisGlobal) June 18, 2021

Sipping water through an L-shaped ‘suction and swallow tool’ cured 92% of attacks, according to study

forcing the Government to extend social restrictions into July, restrictions of a different kind are taking their toll on working women

Thread on rape review. I’m going to keep tweeting it because I want it to be read & shared. Estimated 182k rapes (or attempts) a year. 2019/20 55,130 rapes reported to police. JUST 1,439 convictions. Terrible. Tens of thousands victims of a traumatic crime utterly failed https://t.co/y2WGSJKSQW— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) June 18, 2021

The World Health Organisation's proposal has been slammed as "idiocy" for suggesting that all women of childbearing age effectively stay teetotal - regardless of their family plans

Sarah Green takes formerly safe Buckinghamshire seat despite senior Tories’ canvassing

Discrimination by the government as it responded to the pandemic, and within the NHS, could be to blame for disabled people’s sharply-increased risk of dying from COVID-19, according to researchers…

The north London club's latest managerial target has made some very questionable remarks in the past.

His resignation comes following a meeting of party officers at the DUP headquarters in east Belfast.

On @NewcastleCC own website:Number of Blue Badges in Newcastle in circulation - 9,200Number of on street disabled bays (free) which will be available - 2,000Number of those which will have full vehicle access - 100(?!)This is without people traveling into Newcastle.— Kate Stanforth (@KateStanforth) June 17, 2021

Manchester City Council says it has failed to find a way to make the Peterloo Memorial fully accessible.

Amanda Spielman questioned by MPs about reports of primary school girls being told to wear shorts under skirts

To the "both sides" crowd, what is the other side to this? Which LGBT rights organization has sent a document to parliament calling for the elimination of ciswomen? https://t.co/DuWKbMfgi8— Jamie hopes to have a productive summer (@FrankadderHall) June 17, 2021

A survey of women in finance finds men are progressing because they are better at office politics.

New research from the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights reveals $700m spent on ‘anti-gender’ activities since 2009

The first black winner of the BBC Young Musician award who played at Prince Harry's wedding has had his passport cancelled by the Home Office. Home Office refused to even respond to him. Until @guardian contacted them and now Home Office has agreed to issue him a new passport. https://t.co/MR71mXSP4g— Shoaib M Khan (@ShoaibMKhan) June 16, 2021

The novelist describes helping two writers who went on to insult her online, and condemns era of ‘angels jostling to out-angel one another’

The leaders have a number of contentious issues to discuss in their first face-to-face talks.

A clip shared on social media shows demonstrators haranguing BBC Newsnight reporter Nicholas Watt.

The trade secretary denies Australian beef imports will flood the UK and says export markets will grow.

Brexit minister Lord Frost asks for ‘a bit of breathing space’ to negotiate deal and head off trade war

AN Edinburgh bookshop made the decision not to open today after a threat pinned to their door had staff feeling unsafe.

Our independent research report conducted by @CibylUK_IRE is out today.🟡 LGBT+ school pupils are twice as likely to be bullied🟡 When there's positive LGBT+ messaging in schools, pupils are less likely to feel suicidal – whether they're LGBT+ or not https://t.co/TngW1NaIl4— Just Like Us (@JustLikeUsUK) June 15, 2021

“No single person, institution or group is to blame, because this rape culture is everywhere. We are all products of it, and we all perpetuate it.”Soma Sara, founder of Everyone’s Invited, on the actions that need to follow Ofsted’s report.https://t.co/CIYbwHVmRP— Tortoise — a different kind of newsroom (@tortoise) June 15, 2021

Exploiting division for electoral gain could spark another Stephen Lawrence or Jo Cox tragedy, Samuel Kasumu warns