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Sep 4, 2019
Pushing Back Against the #MeToo Backlash
In fall 2017, a movement began that would send ripple effects throughout the country. With a simple hashtag, #MeToo, women (and men)...
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Oct 31, 2018
Men and #MeToo in Southwestern PA: What the Numbers Show
Over the past year, the #MeToo movement has swept the nation. While #MeToo began with Tarana Burke, it exploded in prominence after...
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Jul 25, 2018
How We Can Create Thriving Workplaces
What are the values of your workplace? How do you know? Are they formally communicated, or demonstrated through what is given attention...
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Jul 11, 2018
Has the #MeToo Movement Affected Workplace Sexual Harassment Policies?
Last fall, the phrase “Me Too” echoed across the country and around the world. Although the phrase originated with activist Tarana...
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Feb 6, 2018
Why We Need to Acknowledge the True Founder of the #MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke
For most Americans, the #MeToo movement started in the fall of 2017, with the bombshell New York Times story that Harvey Weinstein had...
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Jan 31, 2018
One Way to End Sexual Harassment? Transparency
For most Americans, the Red Cross is a trusted institution, a nonprofit organization that can be relied on during disasters to provide...
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Dec 13, 2017
Believing Victims When Someone You Know or Admire Is Accused of Sexual Violence
We are at a critical moment in American history. Time Magazine just named “The Silence Breakers” as its person of the year for 2017,...
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Dec 6, 2017
Why Some Women Defend Abusive Men
This fall, we have experienced what seems to be a turning point in our national conversation about sexual violence. Powerful men are...
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Nov 29, 2017
The Many Paths Forward for Victims of Sexual Violence
The news has been full of stories recently of women and men alike coming forward to tell their stories of being sexual assaulted or...
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Nov 15, 2017
Have We Reached a Moment of Truth?
Over the past several weeks, women and men alike have come forward to speak out against powerful men who have sexually abused and...
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Oct 25, 2017
Why It’s OK If You Don’t Say #MeToo
In the wake of the revelation that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has sexually harassed and assaulted women for decades, a social...
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Oct 11, 2017
On Harvey Weinstein, and Why We Must Believe Victims
Over the weekend, the New York Times published an exposé of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, which ultimately led to him being fired...
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Jun 28, 2017
A New Study Proves What We Already Know
For many women and girls, street harassment is an unfortunate fact of life. Far too many men feel entitled to make sexual comments,...
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Aug 10, 2016
On Sexual Harassment And The Trumps
Last week, in response to the news that multiple female employees of Fox News had accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment, Donald Trump...
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Apr 29, 2015
Introducing….For Parents!
If you’re a parent, chances are that you’ve wondered how to talk to your children about complicated topics like sexual abuse, dating...
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Jan 14, 2015
Blackburn 101: What Is Rape Culture?
If you follow us on social media or read our blog, you’ve seen that phrase hundreds of times: “rape culture.” It’s become a shorthand...
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Nov 5, 2014
It's Not A Compliment
It’s Not A Compliment It’s an experience that almost all women have had at some point in their lives: walking down the street, minding...
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