27 ‘Harmless’ Comments That Actually Hurt Sexual Assault Survivors
1. “Are you sure you didn’t want it?” “’You must’ve wanted it.’ ‘You just want attention.’ ‘Get over it.’ It hurt because everyone was so damn dismissive over what happened. I mean honestly, no, I won’t get over it. No, I didn’t want attention. And no, I didn’t ‘want...To Catch A Predator: The NYPD Investigator Who's After Weinstein
Early in the evening of March 27, 2015, a young Italian model named Ambra Battilana walked into the NYPD’s 9th Precinct house, a few blocks from Tompkins Square Park. She was so physically and emotionally distressed that the desk sergeant almost called an ambulance....This Is How You Properly Talk About Reports Of Sexual Misconduct
Earlier today, CBS This Morning co-hosts Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King responded to reports published in the Washington Post of sexual misconduct against their colleague, Charlie Rose. Eight women who worked with Rose at PBS describe unwanted sexual advances,...14 Impactful Ways Men Can Become Allies For Women
By Erin Rose Over the past 24 hours, our newsfeeds have been dominated by the #MeToo hashtag. To understand the magnitude, the #MeToo hashtag had been used over 109,451 times in a 24 period since Sunday evening on Twitter. If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted...New Study Finds Why The Majority Of Sexual Assault Survivors Don't Fight Back
“I couldn’t move. My body just shut down.” “I froze.” When reporting rape, survivors often recall feeling paralyzed: Aware of what was happening but unable to stop it, because their limbs just wouldn’t cooperate. A new study out of...