GSU VAWP and IPB Research Labs

FYI.
"Victims’ rights and women’s rights groups sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday, saying that rules that she issued last year to guide campuses on how to manage sexual assault complaints violated federal law and discriminated against accusers."

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Is Sued Over S*xual Assault Guidance Three organizations filed a complaint outlining ways that new sexual assault guidelines had had a “chilling effect” on campus sexual assault investigations.

Time’s Person of the Year: ‘The Silence Breakers,’ for speaking out against sexual harassment Time's editor says the women of the movement “have unleashed one of the highest-velocity shifts in our culture since the 1960s."

Fyi!

Students Against HB 51: Stories for Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Thank you so much for sharing your stories. We understand the bravery it takes to speak out. Your stories will help us when we meet with Acting Assistant Secretary Candice Jackson concerning the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter. It is highly recommend that you type out and edit your letter in a document e...

Last week we took our undergrad research assistants to lobby at the Capitol. Unfortunately, many harmful bills passed the house, but I truly couldn't be more proud of them! They went toe to toe with their local lawmakers and stood up for what they believe. Next week, we'll pick up where we left off and continue advocating for student rights and safety in the Senate!

Some good conversations are being sparked up by this billboard using VAW as a marketing tool.

Rose McGowan is speaking out against a billboard of Jennifer Lawrence in "X-Men" for an... The newest "X-Men: Apocalypse" billboard showing Jennifer Lawrence's character Mystique being choked has got Rose McGowan speaking out.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/12/21/reddit_ask_a_rapist_thread_is_now_the_subject_of_a_research_study.html

The Infamous Reddit “Ask a Rapist” Thread Is Now the Subject of a Research Study Garden-variety cultural sexism lays the foundations for extreme violence against women, according to a study published this month in the journal Psychology

Have you heard about the Women's Resilience Project?
The Women’s Resilience Project wants to hear from you! WRP is a research project at Georgia State University. We’re looking for about 330 diverse women 18 and over willing to share with us their life experiences, both the good and the bad. We are interested in learning what makes women resilient, or able to overcome some of the hardships they have experienced in life. Learn more at womensresilienceproject.com or take our survey now (https://gsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_411Bod14bpLduId), it should take about 45 minutes to 1 hour of your time and we’ll send you a custom t-shirt to say thank you! E-mail [email protected] with questions and please repost this to share with your friends!

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This British PSA about sexual consent is surprisingly effective The Thames Valley Police in England came up with a very British way to tackle the subject of sexual consent this week, with a video that explores the issue through the metaphor of making someone a cup of tea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXju34Uwuys The video runs through a whole bunch of scenari…

1 in 4 Female Undergrads Experienced S*x Assault or Misconduct, AAU Survey Finds The eagerly anticipated results provide a sweeping look at the prevalence of sexual misconduct on campuses. But some experts said it might be hard to compare the association’s findings to others’.

What a massive sexual assault survey found at 27 top U.S. universities See the data from individual schools that participated in an massive joint study of sexual violence, with 150,000 students participating.