Conservative Media Misrepresents House Version of VAWA
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In the wake of the House passing a version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization that excludes immigrants, Native Americans and LGTB women, of course Fox News and others are painting their protection as unnecessary. More »
Letting Girls Be Girls—A Global Campaign
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This week in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum will highlight a drive by The Elders to end the practice of child marriage. More »
U.S. Redefines Rape, Updating an 80-Year-Old Characterization of the Crime
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The new definition, a major step forward in providing justice and tracking the crime, came after advocates launched a viral "rape is rape" campaign. More »
Sexual Politics at Penn State—An Inside Look
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The author, professor emerita of Penn State University, describes the culture that produced the recent scandal—and suggests a path to a needed focus on the victims of such abuse. More »
Occupying the Occupy Movement
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An Occupy movement for 2012 could gain strength and staying-power with strategies suggested by an emerging feminist critique. More »
Needed—A Spotlight on Stalking
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The subject of an episode of "Stalked: Someone's Watching," the author calls on the media to investigate and report on the kind of help required by survivors of stalking crimes. More »
Breaking Bella—When Love Equals Violence
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The author—many of whose friends, along with their younger sisters, have loved the Twilight characters since the day they picked up the first novel in the series—turns a spotlight on the fate of the heroine of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One," which opens this week. More »
