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 »
Grassroots Efforts Fight Human Trafficking Close to Home
AAUW members nationwide are leading efforts to fight human trafficking by starting petitions for legislative action, raising awareness, and working to prevent sex trafficking during the 2014 Super Bowl. Read more »
Slut-Shaming and Victim-Blaming Start Early
By now, you may have heard about the male Transportation Security Administration agent who told a girl travelling alone, “You’re only 15, cover yourself,” in, as she described it, a […] Read more »
3 Programs to Change Your Community and Inspire Your Branch
There are a host of free programming resources available to help your branch engage both members and the local community. Here are three of our favorite program resources. Read more »
STOP Act Aims to End Sexual Assault in the Military
Last week, AAUW’s Director of Public Policy Lisa Maatz stood alongside Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), representatives from other women’s organizations, and survivors of military rape to announce the reintroduction of […] Read more »
Help Women Stand Up for Themselves
When asked how young women today could help other women, Niemat Ahmadi, director of Global Partnerships at United to End Genocide and president and founder of the Darfur Women Action […] Read more »
10 Ways to Mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and this year the campaign focuses on preventing child sexual abuse through talking about healthy sexuality. Given the allegations at places like Penn State; […] Read more »
Military Sexual Assault Hearings Begin
It’s been a busy few days for advocates fighting sexual assault and harassment in our nation’s military. Last week, a blistering New York Times editorial noted The Pentagon estimates […] Read more »
Steubenville, Victim-Blaming, and Solutions to Rape
Over the weekend, two teenage boys who were popular football players from Steubenville, Ohio, were found guilty of raping a teenage girl last summer at a party. In a culture […] Read more »
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Is Law!
AAUW was fortunate enough to be invited to attend an incredible celebration Thursday — the signing ceremony for the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). Advocates and leaders gathered in […] Read more »
