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Women in technology
fromwww.theguardian.com
19 hours agoOnline abuse is silencing women on a staggering scale it's a democratic crisis | Sharon Kechula
Susan Kihika faced severe online abuse after maternity leave, highlighting gender-based violence and double standards in political scrutiny against women.
fromPsychology Today
1 day agoKnowing Themselves Helps LGBTQ+ Teens Thrive
Research indicates that LGBTQ+ teens entering high school experience significantly higher anxiety symptoms compared to their cisgender heterosexual peers, highlighting the unique challenges they face during this transition.
LGBT
fromJezebel
4 days agoICE Is Ignoring Woman's Life-Threatening Ovarian Cyst-and Her Condition Is Getting Worse
For over a month, my office has been going back and forth with ICE officials about Andrea's condition. We have been ignored, put off, and frankly, lied to about the treatment she has received while in detention.
US politics
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThe people who talk about their childhood like it was fine but can't remember most of it aren't lying. The absence of memory and the absence of trauma feel identical from the inside until something cracks the seal, and by then the person has built an entire adult identity on the version where nothing happened. - Silicon Canals
Childhood amnesia affects memory retention, leading to a lack of vivid recollections from early years despite having a normal upbringing.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoMost men who grew up in the 1960s and 70s were taught that admitting you needed help was a character flaw. Finally, we are discovering that openness has its own kind of strength. - Silicon Canals
Men are taught to suppress emotions, leading to loneliness and health issues.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoFormer O.C. cop used database to track woman, contacted her thousands of times, prosecutors say
Josett admitted to contacting the woman sometimes more than 100 times a day during a period of nine months, violating a restraining order by driving by her house after being notified of his impending termination.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days agoFormer Orange County sheriff's deputy had child sexual abuse images on his phone, prosecutors say
Fernando Melo Flores, 40, faces up to four years and two months in prison if convicted on all counts. He was assigned to John Wayne Airport when he allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend's home at night and repeatedly called and texted her, prompting the woman to get a restraining order against him.
SF parents
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThere's a generation of people who were taught to apologize for their needs so effectively that as adults they experience wanting something as a form of aggression against whoever might have to provide it - Silicon Canals
Many adults associate expressing needs with guilt, viewing requests as impositions rather than natural interactions.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoChild seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
Internet Watch Foundation researchers identified a child sexual abuse victim after years of searching by recognizing her school uniform in images, enabling police to locate and help her.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says people who describe themselves as self-sufficient aren't always describing a strength. Sometimes they're describing the scar tissue that formed where the need for other people used to be, and they've carried it so long they genuinely mistake the numbness for peace. - Silicon Canals
Self-reliance is often mistaken for strength, but true strength includes the ability to seek help and share vulnerabilities.
Social justice
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoRape victims to get specialised legal advice in courts
The government will provide rape victims with specialist legal advisors throughout criminal justice proceedings and expand Operation Soteria principles to ensure trials focus on suspect behavior rather than victim scrutiny.
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoLanguage Matters When Talking About Child Sexual Abuse
Words such as 'relationship,' 'affair,' 'involvement,' or 'seeing each other' imply mutuality and consent. In the context of child sexual abuse, these implications are false. A child cannot legally or developmentally consent to sexual activity with an adult. Describing abuse using relational language risks distorting the inherent power imbalance and shifting perceived responsibility away from the adult perpetrator.
Psychology
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