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VIDEO: Film about a woman's world goes viral

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:11:00 +0100

What would the world be like if it was women who sexually harassed men in the streets and left men in charge of child care? That alternate universe is the subject of the thought provoking, viral video made by a French director.

Topless women protest Tunisian rape at Venus de Milo

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:21:00 +0200

Members of the topless protest movement Femen rallied at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Wednesday and hung a sign on the Venus de Milo in support of a Tunisian woman allegedly raped by two policemen.

Hard up students turning to prostitution

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:59:00 +0200

Unions and feminist groups have pointed to an alarming number of students who finance their studies through prostitution.