Sexual Harassment and Assault at Work: Understanding the Costs Too many times sexual harassment has been a major problem within not only this century but even before it was actually talked about women were suffering. In the workplace sexual harassment is often just looked at and not taken seriously as if it is the “norm” … Read more
In wake of a long over due trial the former US cardinal, who was defrocked by Pope Francis two years ago, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of sex abuse in Massachusetts last week. the allegations stem from interactions involving him and teenage boys as well as adult seminarians that date back nearly 50 … Read more
You’d think if you paid an institution large amounts of money to attend it, they would tend to their student’s needs and situations better than how they do now. When a sexual assault is reported on campus, there have been instances where the matter was often pushed to the side or eventually forgotten about. This … Read more
An article that I think covers a topic that we have been going over in class this week is “Larry Elder disclosed sexual harassment allegations on 2011 radio show, but implied one woman was too ugly for it to be true” – http://www.cnn.com/2021/09/02/politics/kfile-larry-elder-sexual-harassment-allegations/index.html This article covers the topic of celebrities/high classifying people in our government being … Read more
Link to article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/06/13/sarah-mcbride-gay-survivors-helped-launch-me-too-but-rates-lgbt-abuse-largely-overlooked/692094002/ Sexual assault is a form of violence that disproportionately affects women and minority groups. This can be seen from the rates of sexual assault on LGBTQ people. It’s no shock to me that simply coming out increases one’s risk for sexual assault. The article lists and explains the risk factors LGBTQ people … Read more
This particular article posted in the Guest column by News24, is about the aftermath of abuse. The headline asks, “when is it okay to share another’s story?” This is an interesting article to read because we always try to encourage the victims of abuse to speak out, but we never concern ourselves about it being … Read more
Lulabel Seitz said that she was told by her administrators to not speak about her or other students sexual assault experiences in high school. Almost scared away she decided to still speak on sexual assault during her valedictorian speech. Her microphone was then cut off because the school said that her speech, “wouldn’t help”. When … Read more
https://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/world/iyw-guatemala-gender-violence/index.html According to this article submitted to CNN news by Julie Guinan, in 1996 there was an agreement that was reached between the insurgents and the government. But after that agreement came a terrorizing backlash of immunity and discrimination. Many of men in the military began to commit cruel and unusual crimes against these women and returned … Read more
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/21/technology/uber-lawmakers-letter-driver-assaults/index.html Although I have only ever taken an uber once or twice, this article struck me pretty hard – knowing that my mother and many other women I know regularly utilizes the ride sharing app. It seems to me that there should be a fairly rigorous interviewing process to become a driver for any … Read more
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/16/asia/india-rape-bjp-protests-intl/index.html In India, thousands of women have come together to protest the high rates of rape cases. The protest was started after a 2012 rape and murder case resurfaced because of a political official who was not charged for his crime early 2018. Specifically, these women are after high-profile men who have been getting away with a … Read more