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Sexual Assault
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How Media Reports Exacerbate Rape Culture
When media cover the issue of sexual violence, they often reinforce rape myths, minimizing survivors' experiences of violence.
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Say Her Name: What It Means to Center Black Women’s Experiences of Police Violence
Recent cases of police violence against Black women are representative of long-term trends in gendered experiences of state violence.
Britain Challenges Julian Assange’s Asylum in Ecuadorian Embassy
This comes a day after Swedish prosecutors dropped part of their sexual assault inquiry.
What “Orange Is the New Black” Tells Us About Sexual Abuse in Women’s Prisons and How to Stop It
Women band together to stop the abuse.
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Military Sexual Assault Reform Stalls Again
This system clearly isn't working now, and there's no evidence that it will start to work simply because the Pentagon dreams it so.
Sexual Violence as a War Crime in Guatemala: Mayan Women Struggle for Justice
Though there were hundreds of thousands of human rights violations, not many cases have gone to trial.
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Putting Abusers in the Dog House
Women need more information about who are potentially dangerous dates and hookups.
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Sen. Barbara Boxer on Campus Rape Bill, Climate Skeptics and Why She Supports Obama’s War on ISIS
Boxer talks about her proposed bill to require advocates for sexual assault victims on college campuses, her plans to retire from the Senate in 2016, and more.
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“The Hunting Ground”: Film Exposes How Colleges Cover Up Sexual Assault and Fail to Protect Students
We look at a groundbreaking new documentary about sexual assault on college campuses across the country.