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7 solutions that could help stop rape on the night shift

Bernice Yeung

June 30, 2015 |

Reveal |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The night shift janitor is an easy target. Working in isolation, cleaners across the country say they have been harassed, assaulted and raped by supervisors and co-workers while tidying office buildings, shopping malls and universities, as our investigation exposed.

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Teaching women to fight today could stop rapes tomorrow

Tamara Straus

June 11, 2015 |

Quartz |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

“Empowerment self-defense” teaches women how to defend themselves against sexual assault, psychological awareness, and how to be verbally assertive. A study showed that women who took empowerment self defense classes saw a “46% reduction in completed rape and a 63% reduction in attempted sexual assault.”

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College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

Jan Hoffman

June 10, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Sexual violence is a serious hazard on college campuses - by some estimates, one in five female students are raped, and women tend to be at the greatest risk during their first year on campus. But a program that trained first-year female college students at various Canadian colleges to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts.

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Teaching women self-defence still the best way to reduce sexual assaults: study

Erin Anderssen

June 10, 2015 |

The Globe and Mail |

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Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

In the debate over how to reduce sexual assault on university campuses, proposing self-defense classes for women is controversial. But, according to new landmark Canadian research, it works.

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In sexual misconduct, data offer limited guidance

Vivan Wang

April 13, 2015 |

Yale Daily News |

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Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

As campuses across the country race to address a burgeoning nationwide conversation about sexual assault, policymakers, politicians, university counselors and students alike are faced with a lack of quantitative information. But Yale University has taken significant steps to collect and distribute information that may finally change the toxic culture of campus sexual assault.

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Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV?

Ellen Rolfes

December 01, 2014 |

PBS NewsHour |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. The Safe and Smart Savings program at Zelyn Academy creates a “safe space," where girls can talk about two seemingly disparate — and often taboo — topics: smart savings and reproductive and sexual health, and help break the cycles of poverty and HIV/AIDS.

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The iPhone Case That Can Call the Police

John Tierney

November 11, 2014 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Pittsburgh startup company, Lifeshel, has developed a phone case, called Whistl, that help those in an emergency, specifically those who may be being assaulted. The technology is activated by buttons on the outside of the case that, when pressed, emits a high-volume alert, lights a strobing LED light, sends bluetooth notifications to law-enforcement, and starts automatically recording whatever may be occurring.

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How Houston Solved Its Rape Kit Problem

Anna Clark

November 20, 2013 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Most U.S. cities are sitting on thousands of backlogged rape kits that have gone untested. Yet in 2010, Houston (under newly elected Mayor Annise Parker) began an effort that ultimately eliminated its own staggering backlog of 16,000.

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Therapy for Rape Victims Shows Promise

Denise Grady

June 05, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

In Democratic Republic of Congo, rape has become a routine weapon of war - but the country has little or no treatment for those with mental health issues resulting from sexual assault. A method of group therapy designed for victims of trauma is helping survivors of sexual violence, enabling women to overcome the fear and shame to rebuild some semblance of normalcy, and a path forward.

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Breaking the Silence

Catherine Woodiwiss

May 28, 2013 |

Sojourners |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Clergy abuse in the Catholic church has been rampant and was often swept under the rug. Until Barrett Doyle and others started 'Bishop Accountability' to keep a record of clergy abuse, and a support group and blog have also been created as a path for healing and sharing stories that will also hopefully help prompt change in the church.

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