Crowdsourcing Sexual Violence Data in Syria
In the ongoing reporting of the Syrian uprising, there has been little information about the violence committed against women. Using a creative web based tool, our guest hopes to fix that. Lauren Wolfe...
View ArticleToday's Takeaway | January 7, 2013
Syria Death Toll Climbs to a Conservative 60,000 | More Journalists Are Being Killed in Action | An Ad Agency Rethinks Publishing | A Teachable Moment in Steubenville, Ohio | "Reportero" Tells the...
View ArticleIndia's Rape Case Prompts an American Dialogue
In the mid-1990s, I walked into a crowded theater in Bangalore with some friends and watched what is probably one of the most disturbing movies I've ever seen: "Bandit Queen." It’s based on the true...
View ArticleOscar Nominated Documentaries: "Invisible War"
Producer Amy Ziering and Kirby Dick, director of "Invisible War", discuss their film about sexual assault in the United States military.
View ArticleWhy The College Campus is a 'Hunting Ground' for Rapists
About 20 to 25 percent of women will be the victims of rape or attempted rape during their time in college. It's a shockingly high number, and for many colleges it's easy to cover up.The new film "The...
View ArticleA Wave of Sexual Violence on TV
On the new television program “Jessica Jones,” the protagonist is a superhero, and she’s also a rape survivor trying to cope with her trauma. It’s the latest in a surprising number of shows, from...
View ArticleRape Reports and The Cosby Effect
While the number of reported rapes in New York City has increased, police say that doesn't necessarily reflect a greater number of crimes committed.Overall crime in New York dropped to a historic low...
View ArticleA Wave of Sexual Violence on TV
The protagonist of the television series "Jessica Jones" is a superhero turned private investigator. She's also a rape survivor who is attempting to cope with her trauma. The show is the latest in a...
View ArticleUncovering the Abuse Faced by Women in the Trucking Industry
Women in the trucking industry deal with catcalls, harassment, rape, and an unresponsive, often retaliatory, system that denies them justice. Mary Pilon, a freelance journalist and author of The...
View ArticleThe Arduous Journey to Hold the Butchers of Rwanda Accountable
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. In early April 1994, the government of Rwanda embarked on a campaign of genocide, killing more than 800,000 people and raping up to 250,000...
View ArticleWho Pays for Jail Rape?
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.This week’s Case in Point from The Marshall Project examines a nuanced piece of legal doctrine known as “qualified immunity.” "Qualified...
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#FirstGenSexTalk: Where the Parents Come In
The term "influencer" has taken on a new meaning in the era of social media and online advertising. But Saswati Sarkar from the New York City Alliance of Sexual Assault was asking young people about a...
View ArticleMounting Anger Over Sexual Violence in South Africa
Many estimates say that South Africa has the highest recorded rate of rape in the world. The country's national statistical service says 138 out of every 100,000 women were raped in 2016 and 2017,...
View ArticleWhy They Speak Out: What Sexual Assault Survivors Risk When Going Public
What does it take for someone to come forward with an allegation of sexual abuse or assault? Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her as a teenager, is now facing...
View ArticleRewatching Teen Flicks of the 80s with Modern Eyes
Brett Kavanaugh’s Georgetown prep yearbook has become the subject of public debate in recent weeks.But the Supreme Court nominee says the yearbook doesn’t reflect what he was like in high school,...
View ArticleThe US movement against female genital mutilation is at a crossroads
The Trump administration has decided not to defend a 20-year-old federal ban on female genital mutiliation despite what activists say about the need to protect young girls.
View ArticleEthiopian women abroad give abuse survivors a new platform — and a new voice
The documentary "Surviving R. Kelly" brought attention to African American girls who were victims of sexual abuse by an older man. For those in the Ethiopian community, the film opened up the floodgates.
View ArticleAdvocates strive to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous...
It's been called an epidemic going on for generations. Indigenous women have been disappearing in both the US and Canada. Until the last few years, little public attention has been paid to their...
View ArticleDespite death threats, this trans woman is fighting for LGBTQ rights in Armenia
Lilit Martirosyan made LGBTQ history last month in Armenia when she became the first transgender woman to speak to parliament. She’s received numerous death threats since then.
View ArticleAfter decades in the shadows, Russia's feminists grab their spotlight
Russia's feminists are fighting to be heard in a country where most think there are bigger problems than gender inequality.
View ArticleArgentina is divided over abortion — even the feminists
A growing movement in the country to combat violence against women has helped bring abortion to the fore.
View ArticleMandatory sex ed curriculum stirs controversy in Argentina
In Argentina, a mostly Catholic and conservative country, discussion around sex education has been heated. That’s why a law passed in 2006 to give kids comprehensive sexual education has been...
View ArticleHow sex traffickers use modeling contracts to lure young women
Prosecutors say financier Jeffrey Epstein allegedly found underage girls through a man who promised the women modeling contracts in the US. How common is this scheme to snare women into trafficking...
View ArticleThese Argentine women fight against a justice system 'written by men, for men'
In Argentina, violence against women is rising nationwide. Prosecutor Marcela Juan is among a number of women trying to solve the problem. Some are working on legislation while others are taking to the...
View ArticleThree sisters’ case highlights domestic violence problem in Russia
Three sisters in Russia are on trial for murdering their father — and whether they are killers or victims has stirred intense public debate.
View ArticleEl Salvador abortion laws offer warning for the US, lawyer says
After three years in jail, 21-year-old Evelyn Hernández from El Salvador was acquitted of murder charges Monday. A victim of rape, she was previously convicted of intentionally inducing an abortion...
View ArticleUSC students work with refugees to engineer solutions for better camp life
Omer Azizi spent much of the past year developing an app that he calls Safar, meaning “journey” in both Farsi and Arabic, to solve the information gap that exists for refugees worldwide. It came out of...
View ArticleHow groups are helping domestic violence survivors during coronavirus lockdowns
Millions of people across the world have been ordered to stay home under the assumption that home is the safest place for them. That's not the case for people who are now stuck at home with their...
View ArticleRohingya women are traditionally kept out of leadership roles. Will the...
If there is a COVID-19 outbreak in overcrowded Rohingya refugee camps, the success of the response may depend in part on the status of women in the camps.
View ArticleSouth Korea reels from latest high-tech, online sex trafficking case
The Nth Room online sex trafficking case is the latest in a series of high-tech sex crimes online. Activists worry that at least 74 victims — all women and children — will not receive justice for these...
View ArticleLGBTQ helplines see surge as queer communities face lockdown in hostile homes
Many people who identify as LGBTQ are experiencing lockdown differently than their heterosexual peers — especially those stuck in homophobic homes. And LGBTQ organizations around the world are seeing...
View ArticleResources for Sexual Assault Survivors
If you are a survivor of sexual assault, or know someone who is, below are several resources that you might find helpful. General Resources for Survivors RAINN The largest anti-sexual violence...
View Article"You Should Be Carrying This. Not Me."
When a listener named Chloe was in college, she says she was sexually assaulted at a party by a former classmate. She filed a police report, but her classmate was never charged with a crime. He left...
View ArticleE. Jean Carroll on Trump Defamation Cases: “Money Is Precious to Him”
After winning the Iowa caucuses by a historic margin, Donald Trump made his way to a courtroom in New York, where a jury was selected in a second defamation trial involving E. Jean Carroll. In May,...
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