Samantha Kimmey, Women's eNews. February 24, 2012.
Justice for survivors of campus rape is often hard to come by. Now, an online database compiled by students is pushing universities to shift their policies on sexual violence.
When I was sexually assaulted and mugged last month, I was abruptly introduced to the culture of victim blaming — from the police, and even my family and friends.
Melissa Harris-Perry, The Nation. November 21, 2011.
Despite the typically explosive alchemy of race and sexuality, the details of the charges against presidential candidate Cain seem to have elicited little more than a shrug.
A fourth woman is accusing Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment — and this time, there is a name and a face to go along with the allegations.
When a public intellectual of the left makes light of rape and makes excuses for an alleged perpetrator, we see how much work there is to do on sexism among progressives.
Men and boys are already involved in and leading efforts to end gender-based violence, and more are joining the ranks of gender justice activism every day.
The struggle against violent domination is not a struggle against one demented or corrupt individual, but the authority represented by that individual.
Merav Michaeli, Women's Media Center. May 5, 2011.
Israeli journalist and women's rights activist Merav Michaeli analyzes an iniquitous sense of entitlement among the leaders of nations—and women's resistance.
Sheela Raja, Women's Media Center. February 17, 2011.
If we work together, we can help Lara Logan and countless others heal from the wounds of assault. It's high time we change the way we treat victims of sexual crimes.
Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 11, 2011.
The rescue team that arrived to save Lorena advised her not to jump from the second-floor window. That gave her employer time to sexually assault her again.
The story of a high school cheerleader from Texas who was forced to cheer for her rapist has become a horrifying Rorschach test for how our culture views rape and rape victims.
Caroline Framke, Women's Media Center. August 18, 2010.
After Helena Lazaro was raped, she had to wait 13 years before the DNA evidence taken from her body was tested, while her attacker went on to rape others.
