19 h. ago Everybody panic – the workplace has become too ‘feminized’! | Arwa Mahdawi

This week, Mexico’s president was groped in public. But a New York Times podcast is fretting about excessive wokenessLean in (to misogyny), ladies!Are you a woman? Do you want to rapidly raise your profile and get booked on the speaking circuit? Are you good at mental gymnastics?Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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27 h. ago The president is groped in broad daylight, and Mexican women cry: MeToo, MeToo, MeToo | Mona Eltahawy

After Claudia Sheinbaum was assaulted this week, her opponents claimed she staged it. From their own experiences, the women I met know she didn’t have to“Machismo in Mexico is so fucked up not even the president is safe,” said Caterina Camastra, a professor and feminist, when I talked to her in Morelia, a city west of the Mexican capital this week. Succinct and to the point, it is a sentiment shared by many women in Mexico after watching the now viral video of a drunk man groping the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, as she walked from the National Palace to the education ministry on Monday. Sheinbaum, who has pressed charges against the man, said much the same at her daily press briefing on Wednesday: “If they do this to the president, what happens to all the other women in the country?”Sheinbaum’s unprecedented position has made this a teaching moment in a country where women have long complained that sexual harassment and assault on streets and public transport...

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35 h. ago Teenage girl sexually assaulted on street in broad daylight as cops release CCTV in hunt for man

A TEENAGE girl has allegedly been sexually assaulted by a man riding an electric scooter in a "deeply concerning" broad daylight attack. The harrowing incident happened in the seaside town Bognor in West Sussex, on October 23. While walking down a busy street the schoolgirl was approached from behind by an individual on an e-scooter,...

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68 h. ago Mexican women outraged by public sexual assault on their president

‘Humiliating’ groping of Claudia Sheinbaum by drunken man prompts widespread condemnationThe groping of Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum by a drunken man has sparked outrage among women, many of whom saw their own fears and experiences reflected in her plight.“If the president suffered assault with that level of protection and those guards it means that all of us women can be assaulted at any moment,” said Patricia Reyes, a 20-year-old student. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Mexico’s president to press charges after man gropes her on street in broad daylight: ‘A line must be drawn’

President Claudia Sheinbaum says the harassment she suffered from a man in Mexico City is an assault on all women

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3 d. ago Man gropes Mexican president as she speaks to citizens on the streets

Man tries to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting security risk and harassment women face in MexicoThe Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of sexual harassment the country’s women face.A video of the incident on Tuesday shows a visibly drunk man trying to kiss the president on the neck and embrace her from behind, as she removes his hands and turns to face him, before a government official steps in and places himself between them. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Where is her security? Man is able to grope and attempt to kiss Mexican president

Mexico’s president was groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of the capital.

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3 d. ago Shocking moment Mexico's president is groped by man who grabs her breasts and tries to kiss her

In footage circulating widely on social media, a man appears to lean in and tries to kiss her on the neck without her consent while she speaks to her supporters on a historic street in Mexico City.

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7 d. ago Police launch urgent manhunt after teenage girl raped in busy park in horror broad daylight attack

The girl was walking in the park when she was attacked by the stranger

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1 week ago Louvre robbery: Mystery of missing £78m treasure goes on despite 5 more arrests

Five more people have been arrested following the broad daylight theft of French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum - but police are still yet to find the stolen items

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1 week ago Boy, 13, stabbed at Manchester Piccadilly station in front of horrified onlookers

Four boys - aged 12 to 13 - have since been arrested after the incident which happened in broad daylight

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1 week ago Man in 20s stabbed to death in broad daylight as 'murderer' on loose in London

A man in his 20s was stabbed in south-east London this afternoon, with a murder investigation launched by the Met Police - no arrests have been made thus far

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1 week ago Brazen gang posing as cops rob man in broad daylight and flee in fake police car

The terrifying ambush took place in broad daylight

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1 week ago Gunman admits killing Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe using homemade weapon in attack in broad daylight three years ago

Tetsuya Yamagami (pictured), 45, allegedly gunned down Japan's longest serving prime minister as Mr Abe was giving a speech in the Japanese city of Nara in July 2022.

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1 week ago How a Louvre security guard found £10m crown after jewel heist

A Louvre security guard has described how he found a £10m royal crown on the floor outside the museum, after four thieves wielding power tools broke into the building in broad daylight.

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1 week ago Terrifying moment brothers smash woman's home and tear off doorbell in broad daylight

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT The two thugs were caught on a doorbell camera in May this year brazenly attacking the home in Kent while screaming for the occupant to 'get the f*** out of the house'

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1 week ago Mexican regional music went global — now women are demanding their turn

Mexican regional music is gaining global popularity, but women's voices remain underrepresented

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1 week ago Clapham stabbing: Man charged with murder after teenager 'loved by many' killed in broad daylight

Rinneau Perrineau was pronounced dead by medical staff days after he was fatally wounded on Lavender Hill near Clapham Junction station in Wandsworth, south London

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2 w. ago Teenager who died after broad daylight stabbing in Clapham named and pictured

Teenager who died after broad daylight stabbing in Clapham named and pictured  This Is Local London

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2 w. ago Watch: Thieves caught trying to steal bike outside London police station in broad daylight

The pair were caught on CCTV attempting to break a bike lock on Bishopsgate

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