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Khadija Saddiqi, 22, stands outside her family home with an armed guard who was assigned to protect her by the wife of the chief minister of Punjab. Saddiqi won a case against a classmate who tried to stab her to death in May last year after she ignored h

A Rare Win For A Woman Stabbed By A Stalker In Pakistan

10:48am September 15, 2017

She spurned a friend's advances. He tried to kill her. She wanted to take him to court. But it's hard to prosecute crimes against women in Pakistan. Then she met a young lawyer with a plan.

Marlene Schiappa started a blog, Maman Travaille (Mom Works), that quickly grew into a 10,000-woman advocacy network. As gender equality minister, she wants to criminalize sexual harassment on the streets. President Emmanuel Macron has tasked her with tac

World News

France's Gender Equality Minister Wants On-The-Spot Fines For Sexual Harassers

8:10am August 26, 2017

by Joanna Kakissis

Marlene Schiappa, France's equality minister, is a 34-year-old ex-blogger who hopes to change ingrained attitudes. Her work is cut out for her — but "she is young and she is out loud," a fan says.

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Students Drive New Policies As K-12 Sexual Assault Investigations Rise

7:15pm August 08, 2017

by Charlie Stuip

Since 2014, sexual assault investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights are up nearly 500 percent in elementary, middle and high schools across the country.

Uber's San Francisco headquarters earlier this year. The company fired 20 employees after an investigation of sexual harassment and other complaints.

National

Uber Fires 20 Employees After Sexual Harassment Claim Investigation

6:57pm June 06, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

On Tuesday, the company gathered its staff to discuss the review's findings, according to a source familiar with the meeting. A broader report on addressing Uber's workplace culture is due next week.

The Fox News Channel has struck back at a lawyer representing former host Andrea Tantaros in her sexual harassment allegations against the network.

National

Fox News Hits Back At Accuser's Lawyer In Mocking Response To Lawsuit

2:25pm May 25, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Fox News has responded mockingly to a lawsuit filed by the attorney representing former Fox host Andrea Tantaros in her sexual harassment allegations against the network.

Fox News has been the focus of sexual harassment claims that resulted in the ouster of former CEO Roger Ailes and host Bill O'Reilly.

National

Fox News Turmoil Highlights Workplace Culture's Role In Sexual Harassment

7:00pm April 19, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Fox News is among many workplaces dealing with sexual harassment issues. Experts say changing the culture at work requires training, establishing reporting mechanisms, and consistent enforcement.

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Then-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at the network's New York City studios in 2006. Ailes served as CEO from Fox News' first day in 1996 until his resignation in July.

National

Fresh Lawsuit Against Ailes Slams Fox News' Response To Harassment Claims

4:54pm April 03, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Fox News contributor Julie Roginsky says in the complaint that the network's past chairman, Roger Ailes, made unwanted sexual advances while leading her to believe that a big promotion would follow.

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A 69,000-person class action against the parent company of Kay Jewelers alleges widespread pay discrimination against female employees. The suit alleges that at the same time, the company failed to stop a pattern of unwanted sexual advances by male manage

National

Parent Company of Kay Jewelers Accused Of Wage Discrimination Against Women

7:49pm March 01, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Some 69,000 employees are covered by a class-action lawsuit against the company. Hundreds of women have given newly released firsthand accounts of enduring unwanted sexual advances by male superiors.

Then-Fox News chairman Roger Ailes with his wife Elizabeth Tilson in 2016. A New York attorney alleges Fox faces a federal probe related to sexual harassment of company employees by Ailes.

National

Federal Inquiry Said To Focus On Whether Fox News Broke Law In Harassment Payouts

12:22pm February 16, 2017

Attorney Judd Burstein says the securities law probe centers on the masking of settlement payments to victims as salary and compensation to avoid disclosure of the payments and the harassment.

Indian police stand by crowds during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangalore, where hundreds of men harassed women.

Women Push Back After Mass Groping At Bangalore New Year's Event

3:25pm January 06, 2017

by Chhavi Sachdev

Photos and videos show hundreds of men harassing young women. Some of them beat off the men with their shoes. And now India's women are protesting.