Oskara Green
@oskaragreen.bsky.social
Feminism & Disarmament 💫 PhD 🎓
The idea that “porn only reflects pre-existing beliefs” is scientifically bankrupt.
In a 2021 review of 25 longitudinal studies, Paul Wright shows that the evidence overwhelmingly supports porn shaping users’ attitudes, not the other way around.
In a 2021 review of 25 longitudinal studies, Paul Wright shows that the evidence overwhelmingly supports porn shaping users’ attitudes, not the other way around.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The idea that “porn only reflects pre-existing beliefs” is scientifically bankrupt.
In a 2021 review of 25 longitudinal studies, Paul Wright shows that the evidence overwhelmingly supports porn shaping users’ attitudes, not the other way around.
In a 2021 review of 25 longitudinal studies, Paul Wright shows that the evidence overwhelmingly supports porn shaping users’ attitudes, not the other way around.
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"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies and democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency."
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Most of the work we do at Lex is quite discrete, like grant making, retreats & off the record conversations and a few different creative projects. But today we’re launching our first public report, “Not Dead Yet — International Law in an Age of Uncertainty”
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Most of the work we do at Lex is quite discrete, like grant making, retreats & off the record conversations and a few different creative projects. But today we’re launching our first public report, “Not Dead Yet — International Law in an Age of Uncertainty”
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🔔 New on the GO:
Marie Berry and Carly Paul argue that to confront authoritarianism and militarism, WPS advocates must build broader coalitions for peace.
👉 https://bit.ly/4oW8LtQ
Marie Berry and Carly Paul argue that to confront authoritarianism and militarism, WPS advocates must build broader coalitions for peace.
👉 https://bit.ly/4oW8LtQ
To Confront Authoritarianism and Militarism, WPS Advocates Must Form a Broader Movement for Peace - IPI Global Observatory
In recent weeks, we’ve witnessed the escalating militarization of American cities, deadly violations of the Gaza ceasefire by Israel, genocidal atrocities in Sudan, and the killing of democracy activi...
theglobalobservatory.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🔔 New on the GO:
Marie Berry and Carly Paul argue that to confront authoritarianism and militarism, WPS advocates must build broader coalitions for peace.
👉 https://bit.ly/4oW8LtQ
Marie Berry and Carly Paul argue that to confront authoritarianism and militarism, WPS advocates must build broader coalitions for peace.
👉 https://bit.ly/4oW8LtQ
Just read this brilliant article. It’s a rigorous much-needed take on the origins of the “sex work is work” narrative.
Spoiler: it came from porn lobbyists, pimps and liberal rebranding strategies.
Let’s shift this narrative back to where it belongs: violence, sexism and systemic inequality 💫
Spoiler: it came from porn lobbyists, pimps and liberal rebranding strategies.
Let’s shift this narrative back to where it belongs: violence, sexism and systemic inequality 💫
A brief history of the ‘Sex work is work’ movement | Nordic Model Now!
From the 1970s, the sex industry fought back against the radical feminist analysis of prostitution as a key part of the patriarchal system that subordinates women.
nordicmodelnow.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just read this brilliant article. It’s a rigorous much-needed take on the origins of the “sex work is work” narrative.
Spoiler: it came from porn lobbyists, pimps and liberal rebranding strategies.
Let’s shift this narrative back to where it belongs: violence, sexism and systemic inequality 💫
Spoiler: it came from porn lobbyists, pimps and liberal rebranding strategies.
Let’s shift this narrative back to where it belongs: violence, sexism and systemic inequality 💫
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"Surrogacy, comparable to prostitution should be banned, UN’s most senior expert on violence against women & girls has urged. Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur, submitted report... calling for end to practice, calling it a “system of exploitation and violence”
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
‘It’s like prostitution’: Top UN official demands surrogacy ban
Reem Alsalem calls for end to practice that ‘inflicts violence, abuse and exploitation on women and children’
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"Surrogacy, comparable to prostitution should be banned, UN’s most senior expert on violence against women & girls has urged. Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur, submitted report... calling for end to practice, calling it a “system of exploitation and violence”
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
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*New*: a review by Jayne Egerton of #PlanetPatriarchy by @rahilag.bsky.social & Beatrix Campbell – they will be in conversation at #FiLiA2025
‘...delivers a deeply researched examination of the enduring and evolving structures of patriarchy across the globe.’
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
‘...delivers a deeply researched examination of the enduring and evolving structures of patriarchy across the globe.’
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
Book Review: Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism and Oppression by Rahila Gupta and Beatrix Campbell — FiLiA
Rahila Gupta and Beatrix Campbell, two feminist titans whose activism and writing spans a century between them, have written an urgent dispatch from the frontlines of a war, one seemingly without end....
filia.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
*New*: a review by Jayne Egerton of #PlanetPatriarchy by @rahilag.bsky.social & Beatrix Campbell – they will be in conversation at #FiLiA2025
‘...delivers a deeply researched examination of the enduring and evolving structures of patriarchy across the globe.’
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
‘...delivers a deeply researched examination of the enduring and evolving structures of patriarchy across the globe.’
🔗 www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/...
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Traditionally, nuclear weapons issues are focused on State security, not human rights. But, Renata Dalaqua writes, a new initiative by the UNOHCR is changing this by utilizing a transitional justice framework to address nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands:
www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...
www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...
Human rights & nuclear regimes: lessons from the Marshall Islands
Acknowledgement and respect for human rights can encourage States, like the Marshall Islands, to join and participate in nuclear regimes.
www.justsecurity.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Traditionally, nuclear weapons issues are focused on State security, not human rights. But, Renata Dalaqua writes, a new initiative by the UNOHCR is changing this by utilizing a transitional justice framework to address nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands:
www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...
www.justsecurity.org/121310/human...
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As shared in our speaker updates & newsletter, we are so proud to be screening the documentary DWORKIN: a close-up portrait of the brilliant, compassionate & courageous feminist icon at #FiLiA2025, followed by a discussion panel with Director, Roberta Pyzel (online) & others.
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
As shared in our speaker updates & newsletter, we are so proud to be screening the documentary DWORKIN: a close-up portrait of the brilliant, compassionate & courageous feminist icon at #FiLiA2025, followed by a discussion panel with Director, Roberta Pyzel (online) & others.
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' #Sudan is facing not just a military crisis, it’s an economic war and Women are at its centre,' said Sudanese researcher Mariam Moussa of Shared Planet.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
SIHA: Sudanese women at the centre of ‘economic war and systemic exclusion' - Dabanga Radio TV Online
Report by Jared Wedge-Thomas Women in Sudan and across the Greater Horn of Africa face...
www.dabangasudan.org
September 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
' #Sudan is facing not just a military crisis, it’s an economic war and Women are at its centre,' said Sudanese researcher Mariam Moussa of Shared Planet.
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/...
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'Global military spending reached a record high of $2.7 trillion in 2024'—SIPRI contributes to global report on military expenditure. Read more: sipri.org/news/2025/si...
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
'Global military spending reached a record high of $2.7 trillion in 2024'—SIPRI contributes to global report on military expenditure. Read more: sipri.org/news/2025/si...
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The New Arab meets UN expert Reem Alsalem, who says Israel is using gender-based violence as a genocidal tool against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza ⤵️
UN expert condemns Israel’s ’femi-genocide’ in Gaza
The New Arab Meets: UN expert Reem Alsalem, who says Israel is using gender-based violence as a genocidal tool against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza
www.newarab.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The New Arab meets UN expert Reem Alsalem, who says Israel is using gender-based violence as a genocidal tool against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza ⤵️
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My upcoming report on “The different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of #surrogacy” (A/80/158) and which I will present to the #UNGA in October 2025 is now available in the six UN languages on this link: docs.un.org/A/80/158 .
Select a language for A/80/158
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August 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My upcoming report on “The different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of #surrogacy” (A/80/158) and which I will present to the #UNGA in October 2025 is now available in the six UN languages on this link: docs.un.org/A/80/158 .
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On July 30th, IPI hosted a virtual policy forum on "Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in UN Peace Operations."
📍 Watch the recording and find out more here 👉 www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...
📍 Watch the recording and find out more here 👉 www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...
July 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
On July 30th, IPI hosted a virtual policy forum on "Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) in UN Peace Operations."
📍 Watch the recording and find out more here 👉 www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...
📍 Watch the recording and find out more here 👉 www.ipinst.org/2025/07/sexu...
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🔔 New on the GO: adamdaygeneva.bsky.social argues the UN needs to move beyond “crisis” language that creates blame cycles and binary thinking. Better framing could unlock more creative UN reform.
👉 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/07/its-...
👉 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/07/its-...
It’s Time for the UN to Move Beyond the Language of Crisis - IPI Global Observatory
The headlines are loud and clear: The UN is experiencing “its biggest single crisis in 80 years.” It is facing a “life-threatening” moment of crisis. It is in the midst of a “record-level cash crisis....
theglobalobservatory.org
July 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🔔 New on the GO: adamdaygeneva.bsky.social argues the UN needs to move beyond “crisis” language that creates blame cycles and binary thinking. Better framing could unlock more creative UN reform.
👉 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/07/its-...
👉 theglobalobservatory.org/2025/07/its-...
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The advanced unedited version of the report I will present to #HRC59 in June 2025 is now posted: A/HRC/59/47: Sex-based violence against #women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
A/HRC/59/47: Sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues - Advance unedited version
The present report by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls examines the new and evolving forms of violence experienced by women and girls based on their sex, which remain insuffi...
www.ohchr.org
May 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The advanced unedited version of the report I will present to #HRC59 in June 2025 is now posted: A/HRC/59/47: Sex-based violence against #women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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As i recommended in my report on prostitution and vawg, States must adopt a standard approach to online and off- line prostitution. #Sweden just did!
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
Sweden bans buying OnlyFans content - Euractiv
The new law criminalises paid online sexual services, including cam shows and sex chats.
www.euractiv.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As i recommended in my report on prostitution and vawg, States must adopt a standard approach to online and off- line prostitution. #Sweden just did!
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
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Alarming news from latest UN Women report:
Half of women’s organizations helping women and girls in humanitarian crisis zones may shut down in 6 months due to the drastic global aid cuts.
If these organizations vanish, so will vital lifelines for millions of vulnerable women & girls.
Half of women’s organizations helping women and girls in humanitarian crisis zones may shut down in 6 months due to the drastic global aid cuts.
If these organizations vanish, so will vital lifelines for millions of vulnerable women & girls.
May 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Alarming news from latest UN Women report:
Half of women’s organizations helping women and girls in humanitarian crisis zones may shut down in 6 months due to the drastic global aid cuts.
If these organizations vanish, so will vital lifelines for millions of vulnerable women & girls.
Half of women’s organizations helping women and girls in humanitarian crisis zones may shut down in 6 months due to the drastic global aid cuts.
If these organizations vanish, so will vital lifelines for millions of vulnerable women & girls.
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Nauseating but important read. Only the tip of the iceberg
Thanks to a filing error by a federal court, inadvertently releasing thousands of pages of Pornhub internal documents, we can learn what managers there were thinking as they shared videos of child sexual abuse that, they say, were viewed 684 million times. My column: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/o...
Opinion | These Internal Documents Show Why We Shouldn’t Trust Porn Companies
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Nauseating but important read. Only the tip of the iceberg
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‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/05/i-didnt-start-out-wanting-to-see-kids-are-porn-algorithms-feeding-a-generation-of-paedophiles-or-creating-one?CMP=share_btn_url
t.co
April 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
‘I didn’t start out wanting to see kids’: are porn algorithms feeding a generation of paedophiles – or creating one?
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In her Oscars acceptance speech, Mikey Madison proclaimed herself an ‘ally’ of the ‘sex worker community’. But celebrities often fail to advance the welfare of women | Joan Smith
Anora's Mikey Madison is wrong to sanitise prostitution
If you can’t make history at the Oscars by choosing a man Best Actress, then opting for the young star of a film about a feisty “sex worker” will do just as well. Once this year’s early favourite,…
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March 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In her Oscars acceptance speech, Mikey Madison proclaimed herself an ‘ally’ of the ‘sex worker community’. But celebrities often fail to advance the welfare of women | Joan Smith
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Pornography is Filmed Prostitution" Says UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls
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https://eclj.org/human-dignity/coe/fighting-prostitution-un-special-rapporteur-on-violence-against-women-visits-the-council-of-europe?lng=en
t.co
February 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Pornography is Filmed Prostitution" Says UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls
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