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    NUS' Kelley Temple On The Struggle To Educate Misogynistic Students

    "If men can't grope women in clubs, they're more likely to progress onto rape," Kelley Temple, the women's officer for students was once told - and that's just a snapshot of the battle she's facing against misogyny on campuses. "Universities simply don't take sexism seriously enough," she tells The Huffington Post UK. "The problem is no-one really understands. Sometimes there is an attempt to tackle the symptom of the problem. Very rarely is there an attempt to tackle it from the root. "Part of...

    Teachers Are Facing Death Threats And Rape Accusations From Pupils Online

    Teachers are facing death threats, abuse and allegations of serious crimes by pupils and parents through social networking sites, a poll suggests. One was even told her throat would be slit, while another was accused of being a rapist. Online abuse of teachers is widespread, with more than two-fifths (42%) of those questioned saying they had been a victim of it, a survey by the NASUWT teaching union has found. Of those, more than three-fifths (61.2%) said a pupil had written an insulting comment...

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