Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times has been a champion of women and girls by bringing issues that affect them to the forefront; he has devoted much of his column space to everything from rape as a weapon of war/conflict to acid attacks to microfinance and women’s economic development. He and his wife, Sheryl [...]
Posts Tagged ‘violence against women’
Meet Lorraine Anderson
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, tagged Following the Fellows, Human Rights, international fellowships, sexual assault, United Nations, violence against women, women's rights on June 12, 2009, | 3 Comments »
Since February, when I turn on the radio in the morning I’m inundated with dismal news about the current state of the economy. Would you like some foreclosures with your corn flakes? As everyone is thinking about the economy, Lorraine Anderson, a 1999–00 International Fellow from Canada, adds a new depth to the role economics [...]
Effects of Pornography on Perceptions of Women and Sexual Violence
Posted in Sexual Harassment, tagged GLBT, media, pornography, research, sexual violence, violence against women on June 12, 2009, | 2 Comments »
AAUW Communications fellow Katherine Broendel guest blogs this month at Framing Science about sexual violence as a social problem. The following entry originally appeared on Framing Science and is cross-posted here. Before I begin writing about what my research has found regarding the framing of sexual violence in the media, I’d like to take [...]
We Need Male Allies
Posted in NCCWSL, Sexual Harassment, tagged Ben Atherton-Zeman, Byron Hurt, feminism, men, Mentors in Violence Prevention, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, NCCWSL, rape, Ritu Sharma, SAAM, sexual assault, sexual assault awareness month, sexual violence, violence against women, Women Thrive Worldwide on April 16, 2009, | 2 Comments »
“Men are essential to feminism and to ending sexual assault. If they weren’t, we’d already have ended it.” — Jerin Alam, president, Hunter Women’s Rights Coalition, Hunter College, New York, during a workshop presentation This week I attended Men Can Stop Rape’s first annual conference, focused on men and women as allies in the primary [...]
“Love Doesn’t Hurt”
Posted in The AAUW Community, tagged SAAM, sexual assault, Sexual Harassment, sexual violence, teen dating violence, violence against women on April 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
These were Oprah Winfrey’s words of wisdom to singer Rihanna last month. News of alleged physical abuse in her relationship with singer Chris Brown made headlines, leading to increased media attention about sexual assault, domestic violence, and healthy relationships. I find it interesting that usually the media and other groups focus on the symptoms of [...]
Violence Against Women
Posted in Equity in the News, Sex Discrimination, tagged 2008 election, domestic abuse, domestic violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Jennifer Hudson, pregnancy, rape, Sarah Palin, sexual assault, violence, violence against women on October 28, 2008, | 4 Comments »
A homeowner in West Hollywood, California, has chosen to hang a mannequin dressed to look like Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as part of a Halloween display. He was reported as saying, “It should be seen as art and it should be seen within the month of October. It’s time to be scary and spooky.” Huh? [...]
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