Must Read: Joe Biden'S Op-Ed Piece With Cosmopolitan Magazine
When I wrote the Violence Against Women Act more than 20 years ago, my goal was to make violence against women unacceptable in any circumstance. But when I introduced the bill in June 1990, there was immediate resistance. Some critics argued domestic violence was a...What To Say To People Who Don't Think Sexual Assault Awareness Month Is Necessary
It’s no secret that sexual violence is a problem in the United States. The necessity for declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month becomes even more clear when you look at just some of the statistics on sexual assault. Perhaps the greatest evidence for why...Bipartisan Task Force On Sexual Violence Could Calm Some Fears About The Trump Era
A group in Congress will announce the formation of a bipartisan task force on sexual violence this week at the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, something that will reassure advocacy groups who’ve worried about losing support in Washington since the election....What Sexual Violence Survivors Lose Once Obamacare Is Repealed
On Thursday, two House committees approved the American Health Care Act to uproot President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. While Democrats have been proposing new amendments, the Republican majority has been quick to shut them down. Some major changes include defunding...Here’s Why So Many Title IX Complaints Are Taking Years To Be Resolved
In January 2013, a handful of sexual assault survivors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill decided they’d had enough of how the prestigious public school treated rape victims. To fix the problem, they filed a complaint against UNC with the US...