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Women protest against rape as they sing a song in front of the court while Harvey Weinstein attends a pre-trial session on Jan. 10, 2020, in New York City. (Kena Betancur / Getty Images)

BY CHLOE NAZRA LEE | Context is everything when it comes to sexual and physical violence against women. Harvey Weinstein had more than a “propensity” for sexual assault; he demonstrated a serially predatory pattern of behavior of targeting and violating women and learned from the systems that enabled him that he could get away with it. Knowledge of this pattern is not prejudicial; it is necessary for a thorough understanding of the perpetrator.

The overturning of Weinstein’s conviction merely emphasizes the degree to which protection of sexual predators at their victims’ expense and permissibility of male violence against women are entrenched in our institutions. If our legal system cannot appreciate the relevance of historical patterns of behavior, we can never combat violence against women successfully.

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Women represent 99 percent of those targeted by deepfake pornography, which makes up 98 percent of all deepfake videos online. (Marcus Brandt / Getty Images)

BY ANDREA POWELL | Women represent 99 percent of those targeted by deepfake “pornography,” which makes up 98 percent of all deepfake videos online. In 2023 alone, the volume of deepfake abuse videos surpassed the total of all previous years combined, with the number of nonconsensual videos doubling annually.

Those nonconsensual images are created and shared with the goal of humiliating and degrading the women and girls in them. The fallout is immense, and it goes beyond personal harm. The silencing effect leads to people stepping back from vital arenas like politics, journalism and public discourse. But that’s the point of this misogyny, isn’t it? It’s gender-based violence at its core.

Urgent action is needed, and effective legislation is a critical starting point.

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BY KARLA J. STRAND | Happy April, and Happy National Poetry Month.

Enjoy this list of the most exciting and extraordinary poetry titles I’ve read in the last year. I hope you find some collections that will have you reflecting on how poetry moves you, challenges you and represents you. 

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