In the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia, one in five women will experience sexual violence in their lifetime but 95 percent of survivors don’t report their experiences. Not officially, anyway.
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In its broadest context, justice includes both the attainment of ‘that which is just’ and the philosophical discussion of that which is just. What is just? That’s the question.
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All is fair in love and war—isn’t that the saying? Unfortunately for John Lyly, who first published this sentiment in 1579, but fortunately for the rest of us, this does not hold true today. Even war has rules thanks to the new world order founded after the end of the second world war.
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There are few acronyms around the world that we all know immediately and GMO is one of them. This is likely due to the constant stream of media attention genetically modified organisms attract: some people say they’re harmful, some people think they’ll help us feed an exploding population. Strangely, people’s viewpoints seem cemented and based not on fact but emotion.
Read MoreWhile government funded schemes do exist, healthcare in the US is a largely private sector that costs Americans thousands of dollars every year, and yet continues to perform poorly when compared to other developed countries. Why, then, does the American public seem to oppose universal healthcare so vehemently?
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The conflict in Yemen is a mess of corruption and religious tensions with no clear answer to which victor would make the world a better, more peaceful place. What happened and how did the situation in Yemen become the world’s worst man-made humanitarian disaster?
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Medical ethics exist to protect us and they’re part of the more interesting side of modern medicine. When can we pull the plug? When does a mother’s autonomy override the baby’s right to life? How do ethics develop as cultural morals change?
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Homelessness is not a complicated issue, nor is it too complicated to solve: rather, it is a simple issue (a homeless person does not have a home) with a simple solution (get a home). But with the stereotypes surrounding those on the streets, getting public approval for this simple solution is another matter entirely.
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Oil, like all other goods, is subject to supply and demand—the nature of oil and our society means oil is always in demand. But if it’s fairly simple to predict the demand for petrol, why do the prices fluctuate the way they do?
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Within 24 hours of their failed attempt to join Interpol, Kosovo raised import tariffs on Serbian and Bosnian goods from 10 percent to 100 percent. Why?
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It’s time to bring an end to the rape anthem masquerading as a Christmas carol by applying some cultural context.
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The first time I ever visited Amsterdam, quite by chance, I stumbled on a long and loud parade of people in blackface (blacked up) all behaving foolishly, like clowns. To top this, they were followed by one regal looking white man wearing a red Bishop’s robe. The year was 2014 and I was in the land of tolerance: the Netherlands. I was shocked.
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How happy would you say you are? As movements around the world erode the gaps between the genders, one unexpected gap is no different: while women in the 1970s typically reported higher subjective wellbeing than men, female happiness is on the decline.
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It was the late 80s, early 90s when I had my first encounter of a Weinstein-type character. I took a job in Invoice Finance, and reported to the Operations Director, a man who sexually harassed the young girls in the office in the worst way.
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The assumption that survivors recall every detail of an assault and would report right away is inaccurate.
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What do Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Stevie Wonder and Winston Churchill have in common? They were all born prematurely—or were they?
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Making ivory socially unacceptable is the only way to stop poaching
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We are at the most critical point for climate change now: we have to combat this threat to humanity’s security. We have the solution ready to go and it’s time to insist on change.
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Mental health problems are frequently underestimated, under-reported and stigmatised, and tackling them will be impossible without improving the lives of women worldwide.
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Yesterday, Dr Donna Strickland, a Canadian scientist, was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. Did mainstream media hear about that? No—we were all focusing on what one man said.
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