Sexual Assault

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DoD Shirks Congressional Oversight of Sexual Assault in the Military

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women in Military, Louise Slaughter, Congressional Oversight, Department of Defense, Military, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Female Soliders, Sexual Assault in Military, Politics News

It is unconscionable that women who are sexually assaulted while serving their country in the military should have to make the decision between confidentiality and justice.

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Is it Worth It to Suck Up To God?

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 08.01.2008 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, Sexual Assault, Spirituality, Living News

After my sexual assault a few years ago, I found myself thinking a lot about God. In the process. I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am re...

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What if You Gave a Revolution and CNN Didn't Come?

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 04.14.2008 | Living

Read More: New Orleans, V-Day, Rape, The Vagina Monologues, Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Feminism, Women and Hurricane Katrina, Superdome Superlove, Sexism, Katrina, Eve Ensler, Hurricane Katrina, Women in New Orleans, Domestic Abuse, Eve Ensler SuperLove, Superlove, Living News

This weekend, more than 10,000 women gathered in New Orleans to transform the Superdome into what creator Eve Ensler named "SuperLove."

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Pardon Me

Cheryl Saban | Posted 04.11.2008 | Living

Read More: Sexual Awareness Month, Women, Rape, Sexual Assault, Living News

I was raped when I was 18. It was an event in my life that continues to mark the passage of time for me.

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Would You Wear the "I Was Raped" Tee?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 04.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Tee Shirts, Raped, Sexual Assault, Fearlessness, Jennifer Baumgardner, Living News

The intended impact of the shirt is to provide a release for those who wear it -- it's not so much a shouted proclamation as it is a revealing of what, for so many women, is a shackled secret.

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Will Rape Shut the Shock School?

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 04.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Tough Love, Rotenberg, Autism, Child Abuse, Troubled Teens, Rape, Justice Rotenberg Center, Sexual Assault, Electric Shock, Living News

It's time to turn the page on this shameful chapter in the history of treating troubled children.

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Take Back Our Campuses

Ariela M. Migdal | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Misogyny, Victims, Title IX, Rape Surviors, Rape, ACLU Women's Rights Project, Sexual Assault on Campus, Rape Victims, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Athletes and Rape, Sexism, Victim-Blaming, Take Back the Night, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Rape on Campus, Athletes and Sexual Assault, Politics News

Recent months have seen the revival of the old debate over whether sexual assault on campus is a reality or, as one commentator put it, a phony epidemic.

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Attention, New York Daily News: 7-Year-Olds Don't "Have Sex"

Jessica Wakeman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Child Abuse, Rape, Nixzmary Brown, Media Coverage of Sexual Assault, Children Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Nixzmary Brown Sexual Assault, Nixzmary Brown Rape, Media News

Seven-year-old girls don't "have sex" with grown-ups. They're sexually abused by grownups. They're raped by grownups. But "have sex"? No.

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Did the Marines Leave Two Bodies on the Field?*

Deanne Stillman | Posted 01.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Twentynine Palms, Military, Rape, Military Crime, Women in the Military, Sexual Assault, Marines, Home News

The Marine Corps prides itself on many things, including the stirring credo that it never leaves a body on the field. Certainly this has often been t...

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College Women: Give Yourself the Gift of a Healthier Future

Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 12.20.2007 | Living

Read More: University, Stds, Cigarettes, Smoking, Body Image, College, Women's Health, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, College Women Health, Sexual Assault, Health Care, Women and Body Image, Drinking, Living News

The unique demands of college pose challenges to women trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, strengthen self-esteem, and address personal safety issues.

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"Gee, I Wonder Why Women Get Raped?"

Leslie Goldman | Posted 11.12.2007 | Living

Read More: Ads, Rape, Women and Media, American Apparel, Sex Sells, Women and Sexuality, Sex, Advertisements, Dov Charney, Objectification of Women, Airbrushing, Sexual Assault, Living News

Does sex sell? Yes. But it's reached the point where subconscious imagery has flown out the door and retailers are relying on the most obvious, explicit images possible.

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