Ann Olivarius
@annolivarius.bsky.social
Founding partner. US and UK employment, discrimination and sexual assault/abuse law. KC Hons. Feminist. She/Her.
There is no bad time to stand up for survivors. They have waited long enough, for decades, to be heard and be helped.
We say it's time.
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We say it's time.
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Lawsuits accuse former California megachurch pastor of child sex abuse in Bucharest
Two Romanian men have filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court in California accusing a former megachurch pastor of sexually abusing and trafficking children for years at a shelter he ran in Bucharest.
apnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
There is no bad time to stand up for survivors. They have waited long enough, for decades, to be heard and be helped.
We say it's time.
apnews.com/article/cali...
We say it's time.
apnews.com/article/cali...
Choosing a man who'll champion your success as his own is a very, very smart thing to do in this particular political and legal climate.
Taylor Swift and @helenlewis.bsky.social are as always ahead of the curve.
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Taylor Swift and @helenlewis.bsky.social are as always ahead of the curve.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Defiant Conventionality of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Swifties love seeing him take pride in her success.
www.theatlantic.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Choosing a man who'll champion your success as his own is a very, very smart thing to do in this particular political and legal climate.
Taylor Swift and @helenlewis.bsky.social are as always ahead of the curve.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Taylor Swift and @helenlewis.bsky.social are as always ahead of the curve.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Do you have 44 years to wait for the gender pay gap to close?
It's overwhelmingly women who go part-time and flex time, to care for children. As long as flex and part-time are seen as less than, women will miss out on promotions and pay increases.
www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers...
It's overwhelmingly women who go part-time and flex time, to care for children. As long as flex and part-time are seen as less than, women will miss out on promotions and pay increases.
www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers...
“Flexible working shouldn’t cost women their careers – it must be central to gender pay gap action”
“This kind of inequality shouldn’t exist in the 21st century.”
www.stylist.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Do you have 44 years to wait for the gender pay gap to close?
It's overwhelmingly women who go part-time and flex time, to care for children. As long as flex and part-time are seen as less than, women will miss out on promotions and pay increases.
www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers...
It's overwhelmingly women who go part-time and flex time, to care for children. As long as flex and part-time are seen as less than, women will miss out on promotions and pay increases.
www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers...
The @churchofengland.org
-keeps delaying the Redress Scheme
-remains fuzzy on its funding
-staunchly refuses independent safeguarding
-still can't seem to find an Archbishop untouched by the clerical sexual abuse coverup
www.channel4.com/news/a-new-l...
The downward spiral continues:
-keeps delaying the Redress Scheme
-remains fuzzy on its funding
-staunchly refuses independent safeguarding
-still can't seem to find an Archbishop untouched by the clerical sexual abuse coverup
www.channel4.com/news/a-new-l...
The downward spiral continues:
‘A new low has been reached’: Church abuse victim on data breach
The Church of England has described a data breach which revealed the personal details of abuse victims as "deeply regrettable".
www.channel4.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The @churchofengland.org
-keeps delaying the Redress Scheme
-remains fuzzy on its funding
-staunchly refuses independent safeguarding
-still can't seem to find an Archbishop untouched by the clerical sexual abuse coverup
www.channel4.com/news/a-new-l...
The downward spiral continues:
-keeps delaying the Redress Scheme
-remains fuzzy on its funding
-staunchly refuses independent safeguarding
-still can't seem to find an Archbishop untouched by the clerical sexual abuse coverup
www.channel4.com/news/a-new-l...
The downward spiral continues:
IF @churchofengland.org truly was "shocked" by its own victim-blaming, if it truly HAD learned "much" about safeguarding it wouldn't:
- drag out the Redress Scheme
- have survivors data leaked on its watch
- refuse independent safeguarding
#notshockedatall
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
- drag out the Redress Scheme
- have survivors data leaked on its watch
- refuse independent safeguarding
#notshockedatall
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Ex-archbishop of Canterbury sorry for blaming Chris Brain victims
Lord Carey of Clifton said he was shocked to read back what he had written about the Nine O’Clock Service scandal in his 2003 autobiography
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
IF @churchofengland.org truly was "shocked" by its own victim-blaming, if it truly HAD learned "much" about safeguarding it wouldn't:
- drag out the Redress Scheme
- have survivors data leaked on its watch
- refuse independent safeguarding
#notshockedatall
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
- drag out the Redress Scheme
- have survivors data leaked on its watch
- refuse independent safeguarding
#notshockedatall
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Let's not lean into the "you just can't say anything these days" panic, when writing headlines about employment law.
He was sacked after saying “I’m not doing anything. I’m just staring at your ass” (and worse).
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He was sacked after saying “I’m not doing anything. I’m just staring at your ass” (and worse).
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
EasyJet manager sacked after calling colleagues ‘lovely ladies’
Male cabin staff member claimed his comments were ‘flirty banter’ but an employment tribunal dismissed his appeal
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Let's not lean into the "you just can't say anything these days" panic, when writing headlines about employment law.
He was sacked after saying “I’m not doing anything. I’m just staring at your ass” (and worse).
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
He was sacked after saying “I’m not doing anything. I’m just staring at your ass” (and worse).
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
A common misconception about common law marriage: that it offers the same legal protections as marriage.
It doesn't, not quite. We see too many people who assumed they were covered, only to find out they weren't. Ask a lawyer, not the internet.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
It doesn't, not quite. We see too many people who assumed they were covered, only to find out they weren't. Ask a lawyer, not the internet.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Legal rights ‘persuade couples to marry instead of cohabiting’
One in five adults would not make their partnership official if they had the same protection as married people, a study has found
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A common misconception about common law marriage: that it offers the same legal protections as marriage.
It doesn't, not quite. We see too many people who assumed they were covered, only to find out they weren't. Ask a lawyer, not the internet.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
It doesn't, not quite. We see too many people who assumed they were covered, only to find out they weren't. Ask a lawyer, not the internet.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Why does @churchofengland.org insist on coddling "charismatic young priests" while ignoring its own survivors of clergy sexual abuse?
Apart from the money, this vicar created a safeguarding nightmare with an app showing exactly which children attended services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Apart from the money, this vicar created a safeguarding nightmare with an app showing exactly which children attended services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Vicar claimed £30,000 from church in bogus charges
‘Talented and charismatic young priest’ has been banned from holding services for two years after claiming £500 a month in ‘clergy spouse’ payments
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Why does @churchofengland.org insist on coddling "charismatic young priests" while ignoring its own survivors of clergy sexual abuse?
Apart from the money, this vicar created a safeguarding nightmare with an app showing exactly which children attended services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Apart from the money, this vicar created a safeguarding nightmare with an app showing exactly which children attended services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
I wish I could say that I was surprised. But having the clients that I do, I'm not.
The Met wouldn't be so hard to clean up, if there were no cover-ups.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
The Met wouldn't be so hard to clean up, if there were no cover-ups.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Metropolitan Police detectives arrested over ‘sex assault cover-up’
Five officers have been detained in anti-corruption raids related to a complaint made after a CID Christmas party
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I wish I could say that I was surprised. But having the clients that I do, I'm not.
The Met wouldn't be so hard to clean up, if there were no cover-ups.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
The Met wouldn't be so hard to clean up, if there were no cover-ups.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Easy. Sexual harassment is endemic.
And a creative industry with intermittent funding, powerful gatekeepers for projects and precarious working conditions remains the perfect breeding ground for toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
And a creative industry with intermittent funding, powerful gatekeepers for projects and precarious working conditions remains the perfect breeding ground for toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
From Noel Clarke to Gregg Wallace, why is the UK still battling a toxic TV culture?
Power imbalances and precarious employment for production staff mean whistleblowing remains a rarity
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Easy. Sexual harassment is endemic.
And a creative industry with intermittent funding, powerful gatekeepers for projects and precarious working conditions remains the perfect breeding ground for toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
And a creative industry with intermittent funding, powerful gatekeepers for projects and precarious working conditions remains the perfect breeding ground for toxicity.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
Care to calculate the odds for a just sentence for a rape victim? Or the toll of getting "justice"?
Less than 2% of rape claims go to court. Less than 1% result in a conviction.
And 62% cases referred Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme are for sexual violence.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Less than 2% of rape claims go to court. Less than 1% result in a conviction.
And 62% cases referred Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme are for sexual violence.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ministers vow to give sexual violence victims ‘the justice they deserve’
Exclusive: Figures show proportion of sentences referred back as unduly lenient has risen in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Care to calculate the odds for a just sentence for a rape victim? Or the toll of getting "justice"?
Less than 2% of rape claims go to court. Less than 1% result in a conviction.
And 62% cases referred Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme are for sexual violence.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Less than 2% of rape claims go to court. Less than 1% result in a conviction.
And 62% cases referred Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme are for sexual violence.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
How weird, given how available, affordable and excellent child care is and how little pregnancy discrimination women face at work.
It's just inexplicable that women have fewer children, later.
They must just not know their own interests.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's just inexplicable that women have fewer children, later.
They must just not know their own interests.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Fertility rate hits record low in England, Scotland and Wales
Last year’s total fertility rate of 1.41 for England and Wales was lowest since comparable data was first collected in 1938, ONS says
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
How weird, given how available, affordable and excellent child care is and how little pregnancy discrimination women face at work.
It's just inexplicable that women have fewer children, later.
They must just not know their own interests.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It's just inexplicable that women have fewer children, later.
They must just not know their own interests.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Male violence against women becomes so entrenched because it starts when we're girls.
What is the government's thinking here? That girlhood is this magical, golden safe space and all the violence and abuse start on our 18th birthday?
news.sky.com/story/urgent...
What is the government's thinking here? That girlhood is this magical, golden safe space and all the violence and abuse start on our 18th birthday?
news.sky.com/story/urgent...
Ten organisations write urgent letter to home secretary over violence against women and girls strategy
Groups including the NSPCC, Barnardo's and The Children's Society wrote to Yvette Cooper to say that violence against women and girls and child sexual abuse are "inherently and deeply connected".
news.sky.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Male violence against women becomes so entrenched because it starts when we're girls.
What is the government's thinking here? That girlhood is this magical, golden safe space and all the violence and abuse start on our 18th birthday?
news.sky.com/story/urgent...
What is the government's thinking here? That girlhood is this magical, golden safe space and all the violence and abuse start on our 18th birthday?
news.sky.com/story/urgent...
Reposted by Ann Olivarius
“Denmark summoned the head of the U.S. Embassy … after allegations emerged that three Americans with close ties to President Trump were running ‘covert influence operations’ in Greenland.”
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Denmark Summons U.S. Envoy Over Espionage Allegations
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Denmark summoned the head of the U.S. Embassy … after allegations emerged that three Americans with close ties to President Trump were running ‘covert influence operations’ in Greenland.”
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Is there a Nobel prize for creating a conflict by threatening to seize the territory of a democratic ally?
Clarke claimed to be the victim of a conspiracy between the Guardian and 21 women who somehow all had a grudge against him.
He wanted an astronomical £70m in damages, a clear deterrent for future reporting on sexual misconduct and for survivors coming forward.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
He wanted an astronomical £70m in damages, a clear deterrent for future reporting on sexual misconduct and for survivors coming forward.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
Noel Clarke loses libel case against Guardian over sexual misconduct investigation
High court rejects actor’s claim that accusations against him by more than 20 women were false and part of a conspiracy
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Clarke claimed to be the victim of a conspiracy between the Guardian and 21 women who somehow all had a grudge against him.
He wanted an astronomical £70m in damages, a clear deterrent for future reporting on sexual misconduct and for survivors coming forward.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
He wanted an astronomical £70m in damages, a clear deterrent for future reporting on sexual misconduct and for survivors coming forward.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...
If it sounds like a cult and acts like a cult and abuses like a cult ... well, it's a cult.
A thread on why, exactly, the Nine O'Clock Service ticks every box for a high-control group and why the Church of England coddled it for so long:
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
A thread on why, exactly, the Nine O'Clock Service ticks every box for a high-control group and why the Church of England coddled it for so long:
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
Chris Brain: ‘charismatic priest’ behind the Nine O’Clock Service
The leader of a Church of England ‘sex cult’ has been convicted three decades after its collapse. Why did the Church fail to learn lessons from the scandal?
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If it sounds like a cult and acts like a cult and abuses like a cult ... well, it's a cult.
A thread on why, exactly, the Nine O'Clock Service ticks every box for a high-control group and why the Church of England coddled it for so long:
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
A thread on why, exactly, the Nine O'Clock Service ticks every box for a high-control group and why the Church of England coddled it for so long:
www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
"I found Kash’s experience particularly unnerving because my husband and I are planning a move to a state that bans abortion after six weeks"
Women, don't give your time, talent and tax dollars to states that let you bleed out or die from sepsis.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Women, don't give your time, talent and tax dollars to states that let you bleed out or die from sepsis.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
The States Where It’s Riskier to Have a Baby
In places with significant abortion restrictions, many pregnant women experience delays, confusion, and other substandard care.
www.theatlantic.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"I found Kash’s experience particularly unnerving because my husband and I are planning a move to a state that bans abortion after six weeks"
Women, don't give your time, talent and tax dollars to states that let you bleed out or die from sepsis.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
Women, don't give your time, talent and tax dollars to states that let you bleed out or die from sepsis.
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
When we list what we don't care about gives "permission slips with which women of younger generations can eagerly anticipate a more unencumbered future—and perhaps even freedom in the present."
How beautiful and how needed.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
How beautiful and how needed.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
What We Gain When We Stop Caring
A series of viral videos has doubled as an ode to fed-up women and a repudiation of male expectations.
www.theatlantic.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
When we list what we don't care about gives "permission slips with which women of younger generations can eagerly anticipate a more unencumbered future—and perhaps even freedom in the present."
How beautiful and how needed.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
How beautiful and how needed.
www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
It's wonderful that the Exeter centre can now collect evidence for sexual assault forensically. Truly.
But 12,532 cases of sexual violence are waiting to go to court.
Any evidence the Exeter centre collects will go at the back of that long line.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But 12,532 cases of sexual violence are waiting to go to court.
Any evidence the Exeter centre collects will go at the back of that long line.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
New standards for Exeter sexual assault referral centre
The new rules are aimed at reducing the risk of evidence collected being challenged in court.
www.bbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It's wonderful that the Exeter centre can now collect evidence for sexual assault forensically. Truly.
But 12,532 cases of sexual violence are waiting to go to court.
Any evidence the Exeter centre collects will go at the back of that long line.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But 12,532 cases of sexual violence are waiting to go to court.
Any evidence the Exeter centre collects will go at the back of that long line.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
By my count, sexual misconduct is the most common reason for by-elections.
Makes you wonder why we don't have more female politicians.
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Makes you wonder why we don't have more female politicians.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Labour MSP Colin Smyth charged over indecent images
The 52-year-old, who has represented the South Scotland constituency since 2016, has been suspended by the party
www.thetimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
By my count, sexual misconduct is the most common reason for by-elections.
Makes you wonder why we don't have more female politicians.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Makes you wonder why we don't have more female politicians.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
"Culver believes that this mess is a result of an “update” to the system that was completed in March this year."
The Post Office scandal, the Judicial Case Manager System that lost evidence, the useless DASH domestic violence program. And this:
4 is a trend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
The Post Office scandal, the Judicial Case Manager System that lost evidence, the useless DASH domestic violence program. And this:
4 is a trend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Crimewatch presenter Sue Cook: After my beloved mother died, the courts made my life a living hell
The respected broadcaster says that government bureaucrats turned an already difficult time into a kafkaesque nightmare
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"Culver believes that this mess is a result of an “update” to the system that was completed in March this year."
The Post Office scandal, the Judicial Case Manager System that lost evidence, the useless DASH domestic violence program. And this:
4 is a trend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
The Post Office scandal, the Judicial Case Manager System that lost evidence, the useless DASH domestic violence program. And this:
4 is a trend.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Worrying that young women under 25 not in employment, education or training (Neets) is rising dramatically (an increase of 136.000 since Oct 2021).
There's a slight drop for young men, and we need to figure out why that hasn't happened to young women.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
There's a slight drop for young men, and we need to figure out why that hasn't happened to young women.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Number of jobless young women hits near-decade high
Most female under-25s not in employment, education or training since 2016
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Worrying that young women under 25 not in employment, education or training (Neets) is rising dramatically (an increase of 136.000 since Oct 2021).
There's a slight drop for young men, and we need to figure out why that hasn't happened to young women.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
There's a slight drop for young men, and we need to figure out why that hasn't happened to young women.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
What "shared values"? Those the British forced-birth activist adopt from the White House and fundamentalist Evangelicals, along with their generous funding?
The average British woman has very little in common w JD Vance. And yet he's putting his oar in, again.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The average British woman has very little in common w JD Vance. And yet he's putting his oar in, again.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
US warns UK abortion buffer zones put ‘shared values’ at risk
State department censure comes a week after its annual Human Rights Report accused Britain of ‘serious restrictions on free speech’
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
What "shared values"? Those the British forced-birth activist adopt from the White House and fundamentalist Evangelicals, along with their generous funding?
The average British woman has very little in common w JD Vance. And yet he's putting his oar in, again.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The average British woman has very little in common w JD Vance. And yet he's putting his oar in, again.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The Collinses are not the first socially awkward nepo-babies into pretend-homesteading and weird baby names.
Donning an Amish bonnet just to own the libs is pretty weak-sauce in August 2025. They'll will have to step it up, if they want us to be enraged.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Donning an Amish bonnet just to own the libs is pretty weak-sauce in August 2025. They'll will have to step it up, if they want us to be enraged.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Meet the strangest members of Trump’s inner circle
They have deep connections with secret societies. His brother is in DOGE. And they may or may not be personal friends of Elon Musk. Holly Baxter spends the day with Simone and Malcolm Collins, who bel...
www.independent.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Collinses are not the first socially awkward nepo-babies into pretend-homesteading and weird baby names.
Donning an Amish bonnet just to own the libs is pretty weak-sauce in August 2025. They'll will have to step it up, if they want us to be enraged.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Donning an Amish bonnet just to own the libs is pretty weak-sauce in August 2025. They'll will have to step it up, if they want us to be enraged.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Stealing a woman's underwear is not the same as stealing or her winter boots or her potted plant.
We all know why.
Stealing underwear is a sexually motivated transgression. Statistically those escalate.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
We all know why.
Stealing underwear is a sexually motivated transgression. Statistically those escalate.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
Officer stole underwear during property search
Marcin Zielinski of Hertfordshire Police sentenced to four months in prison after admitting theft while on duty
www.telegraph.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Stealing a woman's underwear is not the same as stealing or her winter boots or her potted plant.
We all know why.
Stealing underwear is a sexually motivated transgression. Statistically those escalate.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...
We all know why.
Stealing underwear is a sexually motivated transgression. Statistically those escalate.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...