[17 / 1 / ?]
TL;DR: The privileged sex has lost a tiny sliver of their enormous privilege and now feminists at the UN are freaking out.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/27/women-in-prison-rising-global-crisis-sexual-violence-forced-labour
Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million
Up to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.
The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population.
“We are facing a global crisis,” said Olivia Rope, executive director at Penal Reform International. “If you look at the rate of growth compared to men in prison, it is really alarming. Women are often an afterthought, and they face very harsh, difficult conditions where their needs are unmet in most cases.”
In interviews with prisoners, lawyers and campaigners across the globe, including El Salvador, Kenya, the US, Argentina and Iran, the Guardian found instances of women being beaten, sexually abused and used as slave labour, often while serving sentences for petty crimes.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/27/women-in-prison-rising-global-crisis-sexual-violence-forced-labour
Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million
Up to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.
The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population.
“We are facing a global crisis,” said Olivia Rope, executive director at Penal Reform International. “If you look at the rate of growth compared to men in prison, it is really alarming. Women are often an afterthought, and they face very harsh, difficult conditions where their needs are unmet in most cases.”
In interviews with prisoners, lawyers and campaigners across the globe, including El Salvador, Kenya, the US, Argentina and Iran, the Guardian found instances of women being beaten, sexually abused and used as slave labour, often while serving sentences for petty crimes.
