Misinformation ran rampant on Saturday night, but the reality of what happened might be much more familiar and closer to home.

Police suggested the attacker's motive was something all too common in Australia: Violence against women.
womensagenda.com.au/latest/attack-…

Defamation trial judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins
(Justice Lee note this is a civil case and his judgment is on the 'balance of probabilities' rather than 'beyond reasonable doubt' as is required in a criminal trial.)
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…
#BruceLehrmann

Latest 'masculinity influencer': Another dudebro guiding followers into deeper loneliness
Self-described 'alpha male' Nick Adams is offering young men 'advice' that will only alienate them even further
By Amanda Marcotte Amanda Marcotte
salon.com/2024/04/12/lat…

'AI Pimps' and their fake influencers are harvesting videos of women, teens to peddle porn
ABC Investigations: An international network of so-called 'AI Pimps' are mass-harvesting women's social media videos to peddle porn through fake influencers.
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-1…

‘AI Instagram Influencers’ Are Deepfaking Their Faces Onto Real Women’s Bodies
AI 'influencers' on Instagram have racked up hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views by stealing reels from real women to make the AI seem more 'believable.
404media.co/ai-influencers…

Sexist social norms: Most people (90% of men and 86% of women) have some gender social norms bias. That men make better political leaders than women, that men should have more right to a job than a women, etc.
UNDP Human Development Report 2019 Human Development hdr.undp.org/en/content/hum…

Femininity = social scripts about how to be a girl or woman, taught through gender socialisation and reinforced by social institutions. They organise gendered and sexual relationships between women and men.
Full-text account in this encyclopedia (2015): xyonline.net/sites/xyonline…

The sexist minefield of kids' clothing.
Clothes intended for girls often:
-- Prioritise looks over physical freedom
-- Restrict their movement
-- Require self-monitoring to avoid exposure
-- Don’t have pockets
-- Feature sexist stereotypes.
sbs.com.au/topics/voices/… SBS Voices

The gender revolution is stalling – What would reinvigorate it?
Great piece on US trends in employment, education, and pay, and what needs to change if we want to reinvigorate progress toward gender equality. By Paula England, Andrew Levine, & Emma Mishel.
brookings.edu/essay/the-gend…

How to participate in parliamentary processes. This detailed advocacy guide by the Australian Women Against Violence Alliance (AWAVA) highlights how to engage with politicians and parliamentary processes to support the rights & freedoms of women & girls.
awava.org.au/2021/04/07/blo…

Measure for Measure: Gender Equality in Australia. This 2020 report by Per Capita provides a comprehensive, 132pp account of gender inequalities in Australia. In education, employment, unpaid labour, violence, representation, leadership, ec. percapita.org.au/our_work/measu… Per Capita

OJ Simpson died the comfortable death in old age that Nicole Brown should have had
The 1994 murders of Simpson’s ex and her friend Ron Goldman are inextricable from society’s failure of domestic abuse victims.
By Moira Donegan Moira Donegan
theguardian.com/commentisfree/… #ojsimpsondead

Misogyny, White Supremacy and the Blueprints for Mass Shootings
By Jonathan Reed, Next Gen Men, Canada Next Gen Men
nextgenmen.ca/blog/misogyny-…