On AlterNet: sexual violence
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sexual violence"
Stacey May Fowles, Seal Press. December 29, 2008.
There is a guilt and shame among women who have fantasies of their own violation and express a desire to be demeaned.
Helen Benedict, In These Times. September 13, 2008.
The Culture of misogyny and illegal war acts in the military fuels sexual violence against women in uniform.
Rob Okun, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.
V-Day reminds us that creating a world safe for women and girls means creating a world safe for boys and men. Now it's time for men to do their part.
Stephen Lewis, The Nation. April 24, 2008.
Women in the Congo are suffering such horrific violence that "vaginal destruction" is now a local medical term. Where is the UN?
Muadi Mukenge, February 12, 2008.
The international community must support Kenyan women, promote peace and send a message that sexual assault will not be tolerated.
Marie Tessier, Women's Media Center. December 26, 2007.
One in five acts of nonfatal violence against women happen in the workplace.
Celina R. De Leon, AlterNet. January 5, 2007.
According to the Pentagon, there were 2,374 reported cases of sexual assault against women in uniform over the past year. But as the saga of military police officer Suzanne Swift shows, numbers alone don't tell the whole story.
