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“Yes Men Can,” says India’s Kant Brothers By SWAPNA MAJUMDAR Crime & Law October 26, 2017 It is a difficult and risky job to raid a brothel and bring the culprits to court, but we were determined to continue. I Was ‘Sent to the Hole’ for Trying to Stop a Suicide By HALIMA KAZEM Crime & Law September 10, 2016 Now, other prisoners will be afraid to help stop someone from killing themselves, the woman says. The incident occurred at a California facility under scrutiny for a lax approach to suicide prevention and mental health. France Mulls Process for Changing Gender Identification By LEA BOUCHOUCHA Crime & Law August 8, 2016 The legislation under review eases the process of changing gender identification, but critics say it falls short of recommendations by the Council of Europe, an advisory body to the European Union. Girls in NYC Use Political Theater to #SayHerName One Year Later By HOA NGUYEN Crime & Law July 14, 2016 With live music and storytelling, the girls animated the memories of five women who were silenced: Sandra Bland, Joyce Curnell, Kindra Chapman, Ralkina Jones and Raynette Turner. Israeli Groups Start a Culture Project Against Rape and Harassment By EETTA PRINCE-GIBSON Crime & Law July 11, 2016 Over the past few months, Israelis have watched a blur of famous, powerful men get brought down by accusations of rape and sexual harassment, which, in Israel, is a criminal offense. Words of Stanford Rape Victim Resound Nationally and Beyond By HOA NGUYEN Crime & Law June 13, 2016 The college’s graduation ceremony on Sunday became the latest forum for expressing outrage at a case that former football star Brian Banks, wrongly imprisoned for five years on rape charges, describes as “a case of privilege.” Mass Killing in Florida Gay Nightclub Stirs Outpour of Grief and Horror By CORRINNA BARNARD Crime & Law June 12, 2016 In the middle of LGBT Pride Month, the killing of 50 people and injury of many others at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is sending shock and outrage through the country and the world. In India, Daughters Have Big Family Problems with Inheritance By GAGANDEEP KAUR Arts & Culture May 2, 2016 The popularity of novelist Ratna Vira, who writes about this common family drama, could be a sign of cultural shift. But for now, many women in India are discouraged from inheriting family property on the same basis as their brothers. When Rape Kits Run Out of Time: Why Statutes of Limitation Also Matter By ANN MARIE CUNNINGHAM Crime & Law April 27, 2016 If we are serious about ending the national rape kit backlog and delivering justice to victims, we have to consider ending statutes of limitations, too. News Arts & Culture Crime & Law Health & Science Politics Employment Arts & Culture Crime & Law Health & Science Politics Employment Commentary Menu Close Donate Now Events Crime & Law Equality under the Law, Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment and Assault, #MeToo, #TimeOut, #BlackLivesMatter First PREV 1 Page 1 NEXT Last It’s Time to Ban Junk Science Theory in Family Court By LINDSAY HAWTHRONE & PATRICIA FOREST Crime & Law & Commentary October 24, 2025 “Parental Alienation Syndrome” is not an acceptable defense for child sexual abuse. Latest in Crime & Law Subscribe to our newsletter Email* Sign Up You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Have a question? Contact us or review our privacy policy for more information. Series Loreen Arbus Accessibility is Fundamental Program Support Independent and Factual Journalism Help us build a world that honors, respects and supports the lives of women and girls Donate Now

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Privacy Policy Last updated: Month ##, 2022 This Privacy Policy sets out TK’s policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use the Website and informs you of your privacy rights. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Definitions For the purposes of this Privacy Policy: You means the individual accessing the Website. Publisher (referred to as either “the Publisher”, “we”, “us” or “our”) refers to TK, and includes, Indiegraf Media Inc. (a corporation federally registered in Canada), insofar as it is providing services to TK in administering the Website. Account means a unique account created for you to access the Website. Cookies are small files that are placed on your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a website, containing the details of your browsing history on that website among its many uses. 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Collecting and Using your Personal Data Personal Data While using the Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to: Email address First name and last name Phone number Address Date of birth Gender Interests Usage Data Usage Data Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Website. Usage Data may include information such as your location, Device’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of the Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. When you access the Website through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit the Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device. Information from Third-Party Social Media Services If you decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, we may collect Personal Data that is already associated with your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account, such as your name, your email address, your activities, or your contact list associated with that account. You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Publisher through your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account. If you choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, you are giving the Publisher permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy. Tracking Technologies and Cookies We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on the Website and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze the Website. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of the Website. Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session Cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser. If you navigate away from the Website, other parties may also place a Cookie in your browser. The use of such Cookies is governed by the privacy policy of those third parties. The Publisher does not control, nor is it responsible for the activities or practices of these third parties. We use both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below: Necessary / Essential Cookies Type: Session Cookies Administered by: Us Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide you with services available through the Website and to enable you to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services cannot be provided, and we only use these Cookies to provide you with those services. 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Based on that information, and with our permission, third-party advertisers can place Cookies to enable them to show advertisements which we think may be relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites. Targeting and Advertising Type: Persistent Cookies Administered by: Third-Parties Purpose: These Cookies track your browsing habits to enable us to show advertising that is more likely to be of interest to you. These Cookies use information about your browsing history to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information, and with our permission, third-party advertisers can place Cookies to enable them to show advertisements which we think may be relevant to your interests while you are on third-party websites. Use of your Personal Data The Publisher may use Personal Data for the following purposes: To provide and maintain the Website, including to monitor the usage of the Website. To manage your Account: to manage your registration as a user of the Website. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the Website that are available to you as a registered user. For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items, or services you have purchased or of any other contract with us through the Website. To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation. 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For Business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Publisher assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another Publisher. With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include the Publisher and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us. With Business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain functionality, products, services, or promotions. With other users: when you share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside. If you interact with other users or register through a Third-Party Social Media Service, your contacts on the Third-Party Social Media Service may see your name, profile, pictures, and description of your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity, communicate with you, and view your profile. Retention of your Personal Data The Publisher will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. The Publisher will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of the Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods. Transfer of your Personal Data Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Publisher’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. The Publisher will take steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information. Disclosure of your Personal Data Business Transactions If the Publisher is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy. Law enforcement Under certain circumstances, the Publisher may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency). Other legal requirements The Publisher may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: Comply with a legal obligation Protect and defend the rights or property of the Publisher Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website Protect the personal safety of Users of the Website or the public Protect against legal liability Security of your Personal Data The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Detailed Information on the Processing of your Personal Data Service Providers have access to your Personal Data only to perform their tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Analytics We may use Third-Party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of the Website. Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of the Website. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Website available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page . Advertising We may use Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and maintain the Website. Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on the Website. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to the Website or other websites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page . AdMob by Google AdMob by Google is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out from the AdMob by Google service by following the instructions described by Google . For more information on how Google uses the collected information, please visit “How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or app ,” or visit the Privacy Policy of Google . Email Marketing We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting Us. We may use Email Marketing Service Providers to manage and send emails to you. Mailchimp Mailchimp is an email marketing sending service provided by The Rocket Science Group LLC. For more information on the privacy practices of Mailchimp, please visit their Privacy Policy . Behavioral Remarketing The Publisher may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited the Website. We and Our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on your past visits to the Website. Google Ads (AdWords) Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page . Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page . Payments We may provide paid products and/or services within the Website. In that case, we may use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. Stripe Stripe’s Privacy Policy can be viewed here. Children’s Privacy The Website is not intended to address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. Links to Other Websites The Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services. Access and Updating of your Personal Information You have the right to access, update, and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Data in our custody and control. You can make this request by emailing us at the email address found at the end of this Privacy Policy. We may require personal information from you to verify our identity to process your request. You may update your account information and communications preferences yourself by logging into your Account online. Changes to this Privacy Policy We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on the Website, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Contact Us If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us via email .

Board of Directors Ambassador Alice Dear, Board Chair , Africanist, businesswoman and former banker, is President of A.M. Dear and Associates, a consulting boutique promoting private sector investment and public-private partnerships in Africa. She also lends her voice and talents to advocate on behalf of women’s empowerment and gender equity as critical components to economic development. President William Clinton appointed Ms. Dear, with unanimous Senate confirmation and ambassador-level rank, as U.S. Executive Director of the African Development Bank, Africa’s premier financial institution. From 1994-2000 she represented the U.S. Government on the Board of Directors at Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. represents the Non-Governmental Organization affiliate at the United Nations. Ambassador Dear is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the International Planning Committee of Global Summit of Women. She is a graduate of Pace University (MBA) and Howard University (BA). Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist and author of The Big Let Down—How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding (St. Martin’s Press). Kimberly writes frequently on the socio-cultural and racial complexities of birth, breastfeeding and motherhood. She is the director of the Maternal and Child Health Communication Collective, a national consortium of over 80 organizations working collectively to shift the narrative of maternal and infant health issues, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Learn more at www.KimberlySealsAllers.com . Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @iamKSealsAllers. Stacey Tisdale is an award-winning on-air financial journalist who has reported on business and financial issues for more than 20 years. She has contributed to some of the largest and most prestigious news organizations in the world including CNN, CBS, NBC’s Today Show, PBS, ABC’s Good Morning America, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Black Enterprise, and Al Jazeera America. Stacey is also president and CEO of financial media and education content provider Mind Money Media Inc . , and authored a book titled,’ The True Cost of Happiness: The Real Story Behind Managing Your Money. ‘ (Publisher: John Wiley & Sons). Xian Horn is a joyful half-Asian woman with Cerebral Palsy, who serves as a teacher, speaker, beauty advocate, and blogger for the AT&T NYU Connect Ability Challenge toward the creation of Assistive Technology. Her ‘Give Beauty Wings’ Self-Esteem programs originated and continue at NYU’s Initiative for Women with Disabilities, the Jewish Community Center Manhattan, and M.S. 131. Xian was recently invited to the Cooper Hewitt’s Accessibility Advisory Committee, has served on the NY Women’s Foundation Committee for the Future, and mentored at the White House for Lights! Camera! Access! 2.0. She has also served on the State Department’s International Visitors Leadership Program’s European delegation, and has been featured in The White House Blog’s Women Working To Do Good series, NPR, Forbes, Fortune, Fast Company, Bloomberg, NBC News, Fox 5 and NY1, among others. She is also a blogger for Positively Positive – a community of over 2.5 million.

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