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Dublin actress gets 8-month suspended sentence for 'relentless' online harassment of CBeebies presenter  TheJournal.ieA DUBLIN ACTRESS who threatened to send drug dealers to the home of a BBC children's television presenter has been given an eight-month suspended ...

Dublin actress gets 8-month suspended sentence for 'relentless' online harassment of CBeebies presenter  thejournal.ieA DUBLIN ACTRESS who threatened to send drug dealers to the home of a BBC children's television presenter has been given an eight-month suspended ...

Actor gets suspended sentence for online harassment  The Irish TimesFrances Winston threatened to send drug dealers to home of BBC children's TV presenter.

Sally McManus calls on union boss John Setka to apologise for reported Rosie Batty comments  The GuardianDomestic violence campaigners urge condemnation of Victorian CFMMEU secretary, who reportedly said Batty was harming men's rights.

Queen's Birthday honours recognise 'exceptional' public servants  The MandarinDennis Richardson, Martin Bowles and Nerida O'Loughlin are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours. The awards recognise ...

Rosie Batty slams CFMEU secretary John Setka's comments on family violence advocacy  ABC NewsAnti-domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty says she was astonished to read reports CFMEU secretary John Setka had accused her advocacy of harming ...

Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours: Every name, every honour  Ararat Advertiser'Extraordinary' Australians honoured on Queen's Birthday.

Fighting to protect women at work  The GuardianLetters: Signatories including Helen Pankhurst, Sadiq Khan and Harriet Harman say the International Labour Conference in Geneva presents an opportunity to ...

How World War II almost broke American politics  POLITICO.euToday we celebrate the war as a feel-good moment of unity. The truth is, the country had harsh divisions we'd recognize today.

Domestic violence shelters challenge law allowing guns in shelter parking lots  MarketWatchA provision of the law says shelter employees cannot ask about the presence or absence of a gun in the locked car.

Quebec Is Poised to Undermine Religious Freedom  Foreign PolicyWith a proposed ban on public employees wearing religious symbols in Quebec to be debated by the legislature by June 14, the Canadian province is poised to ...

California Legislature Pass a Dozen Employment Bills  The National Law ReviewCalifornia State Senate and Assembly have been busy this year, moving a number of employment law bills through the legislative process. May 31, 2019, was ...

We Must Address a Terrible Truth About Toxic Masculinity  TruthoutDallas Goldtooth, campaign organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network and outspoken critic of toxic masculinity, describes a terrible truth under which ...

How World War II Almost Broke American Politics  POLITICOToday we celebrate the war as a feel-good moment of unity. The truth is, the country had harsh divisions we'd recognize today.

Lonmin's murder, by money  CADTM.orgAutopsy reveals Lonmin—the British-South African company—corpse's poisoning by microfinance, 'development finance' and corporate finance. The death of ...

There were 2 deadly mass shootings a month so far in 2019  ABC NewsThe Virginia Beach shooting was the 10th mass shooting in the first five months of 2019, marking a slight uptick in the number of incidents as compared to 2018.

To close gap in unpaid care work, a new call to action asks men to do more  DevexVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Against a backdrop of lagging progress on equalizing unpaid care work, Brazilian-based NGO Promundo is asking men to do ...

Men are suing women who accused them of harassment. Will it stop others from speaking out?  CNNA series of high-profile defamation cases have been brought against women in response to the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in the wake of #MeToo, and women's rights activists say they could have a chilling effect on the movement's future. Last week, Sandra Muller, the woman who started France's version of #MeToo, appeared in a Paris court, where she faced a defamation lawsuit brought by the man she accused of making lewd comments about her. In October 2017, just days before the #MeToo hashtag went viral in the wake of allegations made against disgraced film producer Harvey Wei...

Men are suing women who accused them of harassment. Will it stop others from speaking out?  CNNParis (CNN) A series of high-profile defamation cases have been brought against women in response to the outpouring of sexual misconduct allegations in the ...

Gender pay gap - catching up with history  HolyroodFifty years after the Equal Pay Act, women still have to fight for equality and opportunities.