Bringing Sexual Assault on Campus Into the Light
Efforts to increase transparency—and safety—at colleges and universities.
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What Life Is Like When Having Your Period Means You Are Shunned by Society
Rose George reports from Nepal and Bangladesh on menstrual taboos.
Questioning Media Portrayals of Female Drunkenness
Why is modern female binge drinking still all about the men?
Is Alcohol Really to Blame for the Prevalence of Sexual Assault on College Campuses?
Access to alcohol isn't anything new, but access to members of the opposite sex is.
The Ongoing Effort to End Prison Rape Hits a New Snag
It took years to enact tougher standards for investigating and punishing sexual violence in the nation’s jails and prisons. Now, there is frustration over how those reforms will be enforced.
The Most Important Journalism About Rape in the Military
A Pentagon report says 26,000 service members were sexually assaulted in 2012. For context, we’ve rounded up some of the best journalism on sexual assault in the U.S. armed forces.
Boys in Custody and the Women Who Abuse Them
The nation’s system of juvenile justice has long been troubled. But recent studies have revealed a surprising new menace: female staffers at detention facilities sexually abusing the male youngsters in their care.
Inside India’s Perna Caste, Where Women Are Routinely Prostituted by Their In-Laws
Attention in India is finally being directed at gender relations following what's now widely known as the Delhi Incident, but the outrage is still class-based, and women like Rani, a 30-year-old whose husband is also her pimp, see little hope for change.
What Can Congress Do to Put an End to Rape and Sexual Abuse in the Military?
Because someone has to.