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It took Julie Macfarlane a lifetime to say the words out loud - the words that finally broke the calm and traveled farther than she could have imagined. In this clear-eyed account, she confronts her own silence and deeply rooted trauma to chart a remarkable course from sexual abuse victim to agent of change.

"It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult." —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño "Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with...

Against all evidence to the contrary, American men have come to believe that the world is tilted—economically, socially, politically—against them. A majority of men across the political spectrum feel that they face some amount of discrimination because of their sex. The authors of Gender Threat look at what reasoning lies behind their belief and how they respond to it.

Remarques gênantes, sifflements, insultes, regards insistants, voire même violences physiques... D'après une étude de l'IFOP (avril 2019), 8 Françaises sur 10 ont déjà été confrontées à au moins une forme d'atteinte ou d'agression sexuelle dans la rue ou dans les transports en commun. Le 10 juillet 2020, Emanouela Todorova, victime deux jours plus tôt du harcèlement de rue, créait un compte Instagram avec le but de recenser les témoignages des victimes de propos sexistes et de harcèlements de rue.

Isoke è arrivata in Italia a vent'anni: le avevno promesso un lavoro di commessa, si è ritrovata a vivere in schiavitù. Oggi, finalmente libera, racconta la vita, la tratta, i clienti, i sogni delle ragazze da marciapiede. I diritti di questo libro contribuiranno a sostenere le campagne e le iniziative del progetto "La ragazza di Benin City".

"She Said" describe la investigación periodística de The New York Times que sacó los abusos cometidos por Harvey Weinstein, famoso productor de Hollywood, contra algunas de las empleadas y actrices que trabajaron para él. Esta investigación, narrada por sus autoras con aire de thriller, cuenta las conversaciones con las víctimas, quienes en un admirable gesto de valentía y gracias al respaldo mutuo, decidieron compartir sus historias pese a los esfuerzos del poderoso productor por desbaratar la investigación.

Esta es la historia de una familia que amaba reunirse, comer, beber, reír, bailar y discutir. Que amaba el sol y el hedonismo de los días de verano. Este es el testimonio abrumador de una mujer que se atreve a revelar un secreto que guardó durante años. Un secreto que ahoga la memoria, que...

El hartazgo y malestar generalizado ante el acoso ha llevado a diversas personas a buscar frenar esta repulsiva práctica que ha adquirido una dimensión cada vez más relevantes en la cultura contemporánea. Mediante un análisis discursivo en torno a este fenómeno, Marta Lamas toma como punto de referencia las diversas corrientes de la teoría feminista y enfrenta aquellas posturas de “victimismo” y “mujerismo”.

Winner of the 2021 IRE Book Award Winner of the 2022 Texas Institute of Letters Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Nonfiction In the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they...

For more than two years, Donna Freitas’s graduate school mentor, a priest and celebrated scholar, stalked her, forever changing her life. In her 2019 account Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention, she recreated, in novelistic detail, the story of being traumatized by her professor’s obsession with her, of how he used his power to try to rob her of her own.

TW: Harcèlement sexuel. "L'impossible est devenu possible. Exit les peurs, les doutes, la souffrance dans laquelle j'étais prisonnière. J'ai une furieuse envie de vivre pleinement et je souhaite que ma vie soit belle, épanouissante, remplie d'amour, de joies, de rêves à réaliser." Après avoir subi un viol alors qu'elle avait 15 ans, Anya a mis vingt ans à sortir du silence, à surmonter son passé et à trouver la paix intérieure.

Ein junger Mensch erlebt Missbrauch und Gewalt in seiner eigenen Familie und kommt dabei seelisch, aber auch körperlich, an seine absoluten Grenzen. Es scheint, als sei dieser Menschen geboren worden, um Stück für Stück vernichtet zu werden und zu sterben... Aber der Lebenswille und der Glaube an das Gute, an ein freies, glückliches Leben, sind stärker! Sie schaut dem Tod ins Auge und weiß, dass sie durchhalten und weiterleben muss, dass Sterben noch nicht dran ist und dass es einen Weg in die Freiheit gibt - geben muss!

Held against her will and raped by her 38-year-old boss, 19-year-old Anna tries to make sense of her unbelievable situation. How did an innocent friendship with her boss turn into weeks of forced sex and the inability to leave her oppressor's side? Furthermore, what happens when weeks of rape result in a pregnancy? This true-life novel depicts a graphic and raw recounting of the unimaginable horrors of the Summer of 2010.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a longstanding problem that has increasingly come to the forefront of international and national policy debates and news. Yet, while we frequently read or learn about particular experiences or incidents of VAWG, we are often unaware of the full picture. Author Jacqui True provides an expansive frame for understanding VAWG in this book. 

Menschen, die sich daran erfreuen, andere zu quälen, ihnen Schmerz oder Leid zuzufügen, nennen wir Sadisten. Aber sie sind nicht alle gleich: Die Sadisten, die ihre Neigung als erotische Spielart oder Präferenz ausleben, lassen sich klar unterscheiden von jenen, die ihre Gewalt- und Tötungsfantasien nicht kontrollieren können, bis hin zu grausamsten Straftaten an unschuldigen Opfern. Als Straftäterpsychologin und Ermittlungsberaterin bei Kriminalfällen, als Szene-Insider und Therapeutin ist Lydia Benecke an Tätern wie Opfern nah dran.

Power has a God-given role in human relationships and institutions, but it can lead to abuse when used in unhealthy ways. Speaking into current #MeToo and #ChurchToo conversations, this book shows that the body of Christ desperately needs to understand the forms power takes, how it is abused, and how to respond to abuses of power. 

Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her. But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love, Izzy is falling between the cracks. As threats to her safety grow, Izzy wants to scream. But first she must find her voice. And if the sky is the limit, then the sky is hers.

Genudgivelse af Kristian Ditlev Jensens 12 år gamle rystende beretning om pædofili set fra ofrets synsvinkel, forsynet med et ca. 50 sider langt, nyt efterskrift, hvori han fortæller, hvad der er sket siden udgivelsen i 2001. Som ni-årig blev forfatteren krænket seksuelt, og overgrebene fortsatte i tre år, uden at familien greb ind og stoppede dem.

Recounting her experiences with sexist discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence - beginning in childhood, through the present - Woods lays out clear and unflinching personal vignettes that build in intensity as the number of times grows. Individually, and especially taken as a whole, these stories amount to powerful proof that sexual violence and discrimination are never just one-time occurrences, but part of a constant battle all women face every day.

New York Times best-selling author Alan Dershowitz, one of America’s most respected legal scholars, proves - with incontrovertible evidence - that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should truly be handled in a just society.