child sexual abuse

QAnon is Right to Be Afraid for Children — but Not in the Way You Think

How family court has become complicit in child trafficking For all the talk about child trafficking the conspiracy group QAnon does, you would think they would do a little research and use their platform to actually help children. No, there are no child sex dungeons in the basement of pizzerias. Democrats are not running child…

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Episode 126: #SurvivorStories Series with “Courtney” on family court as a enabler of child sexual abuse

**Trigger Warning:  This episode discusses child sexual abuse and symptoms of it.** On this #SurvivorStories series episode, our guest is “Courtney,” a survivor of domestic and institutional abuse.  Courtney speaks to us about her experience navigating the family court, child welfare, medical and mental health systems, as a protective mom of a son who was…

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Episode 125: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Trailer – What is Coercive Control?

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  This month, we’ve been featuring stories by survivors and hosting community conversations about domestic violence with members from the Engendered Collective.  In two weeks, Americans will be going to polls to decide who they want to lead this country.  If you’ve been paying attention to how our leaders are…

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Episode 113: Lisa Selin Davis on her book, “Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Lisa Selin Davis, writer, essayist and author of the upcoming book, Tomboy:  The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different.  We speak to Lisa today about the history and evolution of the term “tomboy” and its response to a gender-binary culture. …

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Episode 101: Nazir Afzal on COVID-19 or the coronavirus’ impact on domestic violence

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Nazir Afzal, former Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England, former Director in London, and former Chief Executive of the country’s Police & Crime Commissioners.  Nazir has prosecuted some of the most high profile cases in the country and advised on many other and led nationally…

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