Largest School Districts Improve Compliance with Bullying and Harassment Reporting
Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) data updated July 9, 2016. According to an AAUW analysis, more of the nation’s largest public school districts are now complying with federal requirements to […] Read more »
6 Ways Faculty and Staff Can Fight Sexual Violence on Campus
College faculty and staff play an important role in preventing, addressing, and ending sexual violence on campus. Read our five tips for how you can take action on campus today. Read more »
Protecting Women’s Rights at Work Is Harder than We Hoped
Thanks to a 2013 Supreme Court decision, your “boss” is defined only as the person with the power to fire you — which becomes a problem if you are being sexually harassed by another supervisor at work. Read more »
The Fight against Campus Sexual Assault Gets Boost from Its Recent Spotlight and Advocacy Efforts
In the last year colleges and universities have worked to better prevent and respond to campus sexual assault, and the momentum continues to build amid White House attention, implementation of a new law, and ongoing high-profile rape and sexual assault cases. Read more »
Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Is Getting an Upgrade
Students go off to college each year only to be confronted with violence in their classrooms, dorm rooms, student unions, and at social events. College-age women are four times more likely than any other age group to face sexual assault. Read more »
Sexually Harassed in Someone Else’s Workplace: What Would You Do?
I have always felt confident that I would never be sexually harassed in my own workplace. Little did I know that I would be sexually harassed in someone else’s. Read more »
Classrooms of Justice: Teaching Gender Studies in Grades 7–12
If we want to prevent bullying at school, we must teach students that gender comes in all shapes and sizes. Girls who are considered “too masculine” or boys who are “too feminine” are often the targets of bullying and sexual harassment at school. Read more »
Women Sports Fans Are Not Mystical Unicorns!
Next time you think about harassing a female sports reporter or fan because she’s “too hot,” “too ugly,” or just not “fan-y” enough for you, ask yourself this question: If she were a man, would I make the same comment? If the answer is no, zip it. And if the answer is yes, zip it anyway. Read more »
How Does Your School District Score on Bullying and Harassment?
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will ask schools to report how many students were bullied because of sexual orientation. Read more »
Our Thoughts on What’s Happening at the Supreme Court
We’ve compiled a list of major decisions from this Supreme Court term and analyzed their impact on AAUW’s public policy priorities. Read more »
