Advocates are urging students and parents to consider what training prospective university campus residences will provide to prevent sexual violence when deciding on where to live this year. “We…
Why #MeToo only scratched the surface of women’s pain
This post includes a number of descriptions of sexual assault. In my ample spare time (ha!) I run two active feminist social media pages. A few weeks ago following Christine Blasey Ford’s incredible …
Sexual assault shouldn’t be so hard to prosecute but untested rape kits show we just don’t care enough
Last week, the state government of Georgia released the findings of a project to uncover and analyse any untested rape kits collected in that state. The results were damning. The inquiry found that mo…
#LetHerSpeak: Laws that silence survivors of assault need to change
Jane Doe* was 15 when she was groomed and repeatedly sexually molested by her 58-year-old high school maths teacher. At 16, she reported the abuse to her school and then the police before proceeding t…
‘The impact I feared is being felt profoundly’: ABC reporter’s statement on Luke Foley
The worst part is that the worst part is not necessarily a man putting his hand down a woman’s dress and into her underpants without consent. It’s what that woman has endured since. On Thursday the AB…
Another haunting example of how the law fails victims of rape
Earlier this week The Age reported a haunting story about two girls, Holly and Marissa*, victims of rape as teenagers, who have been denied justice, again and again, over the 21 since that have elapse…
Not even men behaving badly gives women an equal shot at leadership
A New York Times report indicates that at least 201 prominent men in America have lost their jobs or roles after public allegations of sexual harassment since the Harvey Weinstein story broke the #MeT…
Unsurprising but totally shocking: Donald Trump mocks Dr Christine Blasey Ford
On the one hand, it shouldn’t be surprising. I know I shouldn’t be surprised. There is no rational basis for expecting anything else. On the other hand, it is entirely shocking and I shoul…
“The day has come, the time has come”: Bill Cosby sentenced to jail
“This was a serious crime. Mr Cosby, this has all circled back to you. The day has come, the time has come.” These words were spoken by Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill upon se…
Brett Kavanaugh & the ludicrous idea women confect harassment allegations
It’s the ultimate lose-lose. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. If a woman fails to publicly complain about sexual harassment, she will later be asked, with disbelief and incredulity, why? Why did…
