My first internship was not very glamorous. At the volunteer-run Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, I did countless hours of data entry. My main job, which I spent about 60 hours doing, was entering volunteers’ information into a new computer program. Transferring the information from hundreds of paper documents to the online system was tedious, time-consuming, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School’
Every Task Matters, Even the Boring Ones
Posted in Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged $tart $mart, AAUW, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Planned Parenthood, SAC, Student Advisory Council on January 27, 2012, | 1 Comment »
Crossing the Line” Sparks Important Dialogue
Posted in AAUW in the News, AAUW research, Educational Programs, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged AAUW, CNN, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Daily Kos, Forbes, Huffington Post, Jezebel, Ms. Magazine, New York Times, Salon, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, Title IX, Washington Post on January 12, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
AAUW’s research report Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School has certainly captured the attention of the media. The New York Times, CNN, the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and Ms. Magazine were just a few of the outlets that mentioned Crossing the Line and the dangerously normalized culture of sexual harassment in grades 7–12. AAUW [...]
Seven Campuses Will Address Sexual Harassment
Posted in The AAUW Community, Sexual Harassment, Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, AAUW research, tagged AAUW, Sexual Harassment, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, campus action project, Pacific Lutheran University, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Dakota State University, Jefferson Community College, Millersville University, Saint Mary's College, University of Central Florida, University of Kentucky on December 13, 2011, | 1 Comment »
AAUW’s research reports have the greatest impact when people read them and put our recommendations into practice. Our amazing network of AAUW members helps make this happen, and one way we see our recommendations implemented is through our Campus Action Project grant program. Each year, we fund teams of faculty and students so they can [...]
Sexual Harassment Is an Issue for Boys, Too
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, petition, Sexual Harassment, Title IX on December 12, 2011, | 4 Comments »
Sexual harassment disproportionately affects girls. The AAUW report Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School empowers girls to understand that there are institutional biases against them because they are girls and that these biases make them more susceptible to harassment and the detrimental effects that flow from those experiences. But one area where girls fare [...]
Classroom Ideas for Fighting Sexual Harassment
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, entertainment, high school students, Sexual Harassment on December 7, 2011, | 2 Comments »
Last month, AAUW hosted a discussion panel at the National Press Club to discuss the findings of our most recent report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. At the event, we had the privilege of having several high school students in attendance, and one of them made an excellent point about presenting sexual harassment [...]
Preventing Harassment: An Interview with Girls for Gender Equity
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, AAUW research, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Girls for Gender Equity, Hey, Sexual Harassment, Shorty!, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets, Title IX, War Zone on November 21, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
This post is part of a series focusing on sexual harassment in middle and high school, launched in conjunction with the release of AAUW’s latest research report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, which was supported by the Mooneen Lecce Giving Circle and the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund. Follow @AAUWResearch on Twitter for updates. AAUW’s [...]
The List
Posted in AAUW research, Sexual Harassment, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, Action Network, congress, Crossing the Line, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Senate, Sexual Harassment, Washington D.C. on November 17, 2011, | 1 Comment »
When I was in seventh grade, I spent my time thinking about school work, my friends, and my after-school activities. I did not give much consideration to my body and how it was developing. This all changed on the day that 40 of my female classmates and I will never forget. Two boys (who were [...]
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