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Who Kills Whom? There is no single international database that directly compares “women who kill children” with “men who kill women.” I therefore used a triangulation method: systematic research on child homicide, international homicide statistics from UNODC, and detailed national homicide data from the FBI. The figures are not merged into one artificial global statistic; instead, they are used to see whether the same pattern appears across different sources. A systematic review of 126 studies from 44 countries found that parents were responsible for a median 56.5% of child homicides. For children under one year, parents were responsible for approximately 77.8%. Mothers were particularly prominent among perpetrators of killings of infants (Stöckl et al., 2017). That is remarkable. Women are relatively strongly represented when the homicide victim is a very young child. But this is where the sensational version of the story falls apart. It does not mean that women kill more children than men kill women. Men commit the overwhelming majority of homicides. In the FBI’s 2019 data, there were 1,647 male offenders who killed female victims in single-victim/single-offender cases. By comparison, female-perpetrated child homicide was far smaller. (Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], 2019). UNODC similarly reports that men and boys accounted for 81% of global homicide victims in 2021, while women and girls accounted for 19%. Yet women and girls were disproportionately killed by intimate partners or family members: such killings accounted for 56% of female homicide victims (UNODC, 2023). So what does the evidence actually tell us? Men dominate homicide statistics. But female homicide has a strikingly different pattern: women are disproportionately represented among perpetrators when the victim is an infant, while men account for vastly more homicide overall and for a much broader range of victims. Perhaps the real lesson is uncomfortable for both sides: statistics do not support a simple “men are killers, women are victims” story. Nor do they support reversing that story. Reality is considerably more complicated — and considerably more interesting. References — APA 7th edition Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2019). Expanded homicide data table 6: Murder—race, sex, and ethnicity of victim by race, sex, and ethnicity of offender. U.S. Department of Justice. Stöckl, H., Dekel, B., Morris-Gehring, A., Watts, C., & Abrahams, N. (2017). Child homicide perpetrators worldwide: A systematic review. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 1(1), e000112. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000112 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. (2023). Global study on homicide 2023. United Nations.

As I was saying…this is effed up. And won’t stand the test of the shortest of time. The people making these decision and rules are delusional and need to find another hobby. Taking away girls and women’s right to privacy is not it. #WomensRights #PrivacyMatters #DelusionalDecisionMakers #Nospecificcountrycodesidentifiedinthetweet.

The film Woman Unknown by May el-Toukhy, winner of the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival, was celebrated for its feminist commitment, highlighting the stories of the unknown women of History, while the jury, chaired by Maggie Gyllenhaal, also awarded Mathilde Arcel for best actress. (translated)

"A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" - Gloria Steinem … but women do need a handyman - and nothing else. “Wanted: Husband, Preferably With a Toolbox” Latvia has one of Europe’s most remarkable gender imbalances. Women constitute about 54% of the population—roughly 116 women for every 100 men. And this is not primarily a story about fewer boys being born. It is a story about men dying earlier. In 2025, life expectancy at birth was approximately 72.3 years for Latvian men, compared with 81.0 years for women. Latvia therefore has one of the largest male-female life-expectancy gaps in the OECD. Among the elderly, the consequences are striking: women dramatically outnumber men, leaving many older women living without a male partner. This produces an intriguing—and slightly ironic—market response. Latvia has businesses advertised as “husband for an hour”, providing plumbing, electrical work, repairs, furniture assembly and other household services traditionally associated with the male partner. There is no solid evidence that Latvia’s gender imbalance caused these businesses to become popular, so the connection should not be presented as established fact. But the phenomenon illustrates a much bigger point. Demography is not just about population pyramids and government statistics. It changes the structure of everyday life—and eventually the economy. Latvia is simultaneously experiencing low fertility, population ageing, high male mortality and long-term population decline. In 2025, only about 11,900 children were born while more than 26,000 people died. Migration adds further pressure. The “husband for an hour” may therefore be more than an amusing curiosity. It could be a small, almost comical symptom of a much more serious transformation: when demographic structures change, markets adapt. And sometimes the first sign of a demographic crisis is not found in a government report—but in the services people suddenly find themselves needing to buy.

Under President Trump’s leadership, this FBI delivered the most prolific year of crime reduction in U.S. history. 🔻 Murder rate DOWN 20% 🔻 Carjacking DOWN 47% 🔻 Robbery DOWN 17% 🔻 57,000+ criminal arrests 🔻 54,000+ violent crime arrests 🔻 11,000+ child victims located 🔻 5,000+ predators and traffickers arrested 🔻 3,258+ kg of fentanyl seized Eight of the top 10 most wanted fugitives on Earth — off the board. Thank you, Mr. President, for backing the men and women of law enforcement. -DKP 🇺🇸 https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2098862055201599906

Under President Trump’s leadership, this FBI delivered the most prolific year of crime reduction in U.S. history. 🔻 Murder rate DOWN 20% 🔻 Carjacking DOWN 47% 🔻 Robbery DOWN 17% 🔻 57,000+ criminal arrests 🔻 54,000+ violent crime arrests 🔻 11,000+ child victims located 🔻 5,000+ predators and traffickers arrested 🔻 3,258+ kg of fentanyl seized Eight of the top 10 most wanted fugitives on Earth — off the board. Thank you, Mr. President, for backing the men and women of law enforcement. -DKP 🇺🇸 https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/2098862055201599906

Audrey Werro won the women's 800 meters at the ultimate championships in Budapest, finishing with a season-best time of 1:55.88, while also highlighting her undefeated season, as Kenny Bednarek achieved a top mark of 9.85 in the men's 100 meters. #kergejõustik #AudreyWerro #ultimatechampionship

At the 83rd Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion was awarded to the historical drama Woman Unknown by Danish-Egyptian director Maya el-Toukhy, while the jury's special prize went to the documentary Naza, which presents anonymous testimonies from Israeli soldiers about the killing of Palestinian civilians. (translated)

The main award of the Venice Film Festival, the Golden Lion, was won by the film Woman Unknown (May el-Toukhy) with Estonian roots, along with the best actress and actor awards to Mathilde Arcel and John Malkovich, respectively, highlighting the issues of the scarcity of female directors in the film industry. (translated)