What #MeToo Means to Teenagers

When the #MeToo movement exploded on social media in October, the reaction among Maddy Eichenberg’s female-identifying friends at school was, “Yeah, this is pretty much our reality.” “It’s just something high school girls know they have to deal with,” said Ms....

How A Girl Scout Fought Sexual Harassment At School

When Natalie, 13, swung open the door to her school’s administration office and said, “Someone is going to listen to me,” everyone turned their heads in shock. She addressed the teachers, “Everyone should know that sexual harassment is going on...

Here’s Why Schools Should Handle Sexual Assault Reports

Ask any advocate who works on sexual assault in schools, and they’ll probably agree that the most common question we get asked is “Why not just turn these cases over to the police?” After all, when most people think of rape and other forms of gendered violence, they...

The Hidden Horror of School Sexual Assaults Revealed by AP

Chaz Wing was 12 when they came after him. The classmates who tormented him were children, too, entering the age of pimples and cracking voices. Eventually, he swore under oath, the boys raped him and left him bleeding, the culmination of a year of harassment. Though...

Want To End Rape Culture? Watch How You Talk To Your Kids

There are few things scarier for a parent to talk to their kids about than rape. It’s violent. It’s dehumanizing. It’s everything we want to protect our kids from. And yet something as simple as how you’re talking to your kids could be making...