A New Saudi Show Challenges ‘Halal’ Sex Rings - New Lines Magazine
The controversial drama sheds light on bogus marriage contracts and social problems usually kept in the dark
Single Moms: Less Housework, More Leisure Than Married Moms | Psychology Today
Without a spouse in the house, single moms do fewer chores and get more sleep.
Stream episode Episode 67: Coercive Control - Laura Interviews Professor Evan Stark by Real Crime Profile podcast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
RCP has discussed a lot of cases where coercive control is present. Many of you have asked "What is coercive control and what is the new law in England and Wales that Laura spearheaded and Evan was an adviser on?"
Both Laura and Evan were in the UK at the same time, speaking at the same conference on coercive control. They sat down in a dressing room to discuss it.
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Reflecting on Twitter, White Flight, & "Quote Tweet" Tensions at Mastodon - Absolutely Maybe
Why can’t we “quote boost” at Mastodon, the way we can “quote tweet” at Twitter? That might sound like an innocuous question…
Negotiating Ideations: The Role of State-Led Identity-Making in the Progress of Women's Rights in Malaysia by Anis Farid, Isabel Chung, Sharifah Shazana Agha, Ren-Chung Yu :: SSRN
This article traces the progress of women’s rights in Malaysia by reference to law reforms between 2017 and 2022, from the position of a civil society organisation (CSO) advocating for those reforms and using a gender-focused lens.
However, upon closer inspection, we argue that the law reforms achieved were ones the state views as congruous with its wider identity-making project for citizens. Consequently, issues at odds with entrenched values imposed on citizens by dominant state narratives become difficult to reconcile, resulting in roadblocks and stalled progress.