“Their stories of abuse and sexual violence are heartbreaking. They are not surprising.” But there are existing models that create true accountability.
When Egyptian feminist group Speak Up announced a partnership with Pornhub—the world’s largest website for adult content—to rapidly identify and remove non-consensual content, it received immediate backlash. Are its efforts meeting the reality of sextortion in the country, or normalizing a platform that has often hosted non-consensual and illegal content?
The federal Office for Civil Rights has closed offices, abandoned many Title IX complainants, and opened investigations that align with the current administration’s political priorities. Students in need of redress must turn to alternative routes to demand accountability.
In the face of poor enforcement of Title IX protections, students are advocating for themselves when it comes to addressing sexual harm at school, off campus, and online.
By the end of the first month of our “relationship,” my life had changed.
The global attention of the #MeToo movement prompted the aid sector to acknowledge its own #AidToo crisis, but, half a decade later, the spotlight has dimmed, and sadly, the aid sector has seen minimal substantive changes.
After nearly two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the unchecked exploitation of Ukrainian women abroad — who are still displaced in different European countries, as well as internally, in Ukraine — is poised to create a crisis of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
I’ve since become passionate about reducing sexual harassment and assault and embarked on a mission to create positive change in our community.
No matter how I demonstrated my anger about this harassment, no one seemed to understand or take it seriously.
At what age did glancing at the mirror become a foreboding task?
Women journalists are significantly more likely than men to be targeted for online threats and harassment, and it's having an impact on how they do their jobs.
Malaysia witnessed significant progress in its fight against sexual harassment in July.
Disabled women seem to exist in a world where sexuality is either denied to us even when we enthusiastically call for it or bestowed upon us even when we vehemently don’t want it.
Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), Indonesia’s state-owned railway company, announced on June 21 that it will now blacklist sexual harassers from using its services
The new report, from the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, affirms the breadth and scope of the antidiscrimination law.
Know Your IX, a project of Advocates for Youth — a group that educates and empowers youth to fight against sexual violence in schools — created a guide to Title IX.
I have been revisiting my feelings of anger and frustration regarding why the Democrats have lacked sufficient outcry when a #MeToo incident befalls someone in their political sphere.
Culture and attitude must shift to a place where cis and trans Black women and girls always feel safe, where we are given credit for our immeasurable contributions and we are valued for who we are.
The silencing of women online goes beyond trolling.
That experience opened my eyes to how vulnerable young women are in so many situations.
The details of the case of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are all too familiar across many workplaces.
Nearly half of students in grades 7–12 report facing sexual harassment.
Myanmar's garment worker union members are not only fighting for an end to military dictatorship; they are also fighting for the elimination of systemic harassment and violence that has plagued their lives long before the coup.
The exhibit coincides with the #LanAsket (“I will not be silenced”) movement against gender-based violence and harassment.
On March 8, The Biden administration took an important step toward changing how schools will handle sexual assault, harassment, and misconduct cases.