How to Stop the Predators Who Aren’t Famous
Watching high-powered sex offenders fall like dominoes recently has involved plenty of schadenfreude for women in many fields. Those of us in the media and the arts have been glad to watch the downfall of previously untouchable editors, producers and comedians who...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,...What Experts Know About Men Who Rape
He sat by his phone, skeptical that it would ring. “I didn’t think that anyone would want to respond,” said Samuel D. Smithyman, now 72 and a clinical psychologist in South Carolina. But the phone did ring. Nearly 200 times. At the other end of the line were a...17 Romantic Movie "Heroes" Who Actually Sexually Harassed The Heroine
The same rules and common courtesies that might dictate human interactions in the real world don’t apply when it comes to rom-coms and other love-filled movies. What is creepy, predator behavior IRL becomes romantic when done by Hugh Grant on the big screen. In...7 Things Girls Learn By Age 8 That Undermine Their Consent
While many parents are becoming increasingly aware of the importance in teaching their daughters consent, girls are still learning and internalize messages and actions that undermine their bodily autonomy. According to Dr. Laura Kastner, a clinical psychologist, body...