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SAG-AFTRA establishes code of conduct to combat sexual harassment

Daniel Miller

February 12, 2018 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In the wake of rampant sexual harrassment and abuse incidents in Hollywood, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists developed a new code of conduct regarding these issues. The code defines harassment, outlines the obligations of employers, and stresses a process of “stop, support, report.”

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Is There a Smarter Way to Think About Sexual Assault on Campus?

Jia Tolentino

February 12, 2018 |

The New Yorker |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Researchers at Columbia University undertook an exhaustive ethnography, interviewing hundreds of students on campus to understand the conditions under which sexual assault occurs. The idea was to get past common assumptions about the dynamics of assault and find what strategies might work best to protect all students. Researchers concluded small structural adjustments to student life could bring substantial change, including more mental health services and different types of responses based on the individual students and the types of incidents.

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What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn

Maggie Jones

February 07, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Teenagers consume a large amount of pornographic media at the same time that they are developing ideas about their sexual identity and preferences. A “porn literacy” class offered to Boston high school students helps them to better understand the dynamics of what they are seeing and avoid the growth of potential harmful ideas about body image, consent, and expectations.

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Hostile Environment

Krista Langlois

January 31, 2018 |

Outside |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

As the United States grapples with its culture of sexual harassment and assault, women in the outdoor industry are starting demand action. Particularly in river guiding, harassment and discrimination are built into the industry’s male-dominated culture. In an effort to change this, companies are rethinking their approach sexual harassment training and how they can create a culture that respects women’s voices and experiences in the field.

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Chicago will give hotel workers panic buttons to prevent sexual assault

Odette Chalaby

January 22, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A new ordinance in Chicago requires hotels to give panic buttons to employees working in rooms alone. 58 percent of the city’s hotel workers report having experienced flashing, groping, and other forms of sexual harassment from guests. 96 percent say a panic button would make them feel safer. The ordinance also gives workers the right to stop working and leave the area without facing retaliation from their employer.

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A group of janitors started a movement to stop sexual abuse

Bernice Yeung

January 16, 2018 |

Reveal |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

After a documentary brought to light the prevalence of sexual assault experiences by women janitors, a California janitors union decided it was going to do something about the issue. Women leaders within the union convinced leadership to take on the issue, got a state representative to sponsor a bill to curb sexual harassment in the janitorial industry, and workers held a hunger strike at the state capitol. Every janitor must now have "anti-sexual harassment training," and employers must integrate the law into practice in order to do business.

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How teens are teaching each other the meaning of consent

Michelle Faust

December 26, 2017 |

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC) |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Talk Project is a peer-to-peer training program for teens to learn and ask questions about issues of consent and sexual violence. The program has been effective and participants have, in turn, received training to be instructors.

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How training bystanders can stop rape and sexual violence on campus

Edward Siddons

December 14, 2017 |

Apolitical |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Kentucky

As cases of sexual violence on college campuses gain greater attention, one program aims to learn from past failures in order to train bystanders to act in the face of this violence. Green Dot, originally piloted at the University of Kentucky, implements a two-stage process to teach students and faculty exactly how to implement "distraction, delegation, and direct intervention" if they see something suspicious.

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I Am Evidence

Mariska Hargitay Trish Adlesic Geeta Gandbhir

December 08, 2017 |

HBO |

Documentary |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Hundreds of thousands of rape evidence kits went untested around the nation, in large part because police and prosecutors disbelieved victims on grounds of race and class. When crimes went unexamined, serial rapists continued to commit crimes and more victims were left with their trauma unaddressed. Prosecutors in Detroit and Cleveland fought for the resources to test the "rape kits" and found through DNA evidence thousands of suspects, large numbers of whom were connected to serial rapes. This film takes an intimate look at some victims, police, and prosecutors to show what clearing the backlog means.

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How whisper networks and female friendships help girls overcome sexual violence in conflict zones

Sarah O'Hagan

December 06, 2017 |

Newsweek |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

Around the world, adolescent girls are susceptible to sexual harassment but girls in crisis areas are likely to be forgotten, or the solutions do not reach them. A new training program is designed for such conflict areas. It focuses on the therapeutic importance of female friendships, creates safe spaces, and initiates discussions about gender violence.

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