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Keeping tabs: Sexual harassment in the service industry

In an industry that employs thousands of women in Portland, sexual harassment and assault are widespread and often unreported. Meet the people who are trying to change that. Fifteen women have recently come forward with allegations that a powerful figure ...

26 Jan 2017 - Elizabeth Buelow
College football: a culture of fandom, athleticism – and sexual assault

Jessica Luther’s book addresses sexual violence and rape culture in the game she still can’t help but (mostly) love Late in her book, “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: College Football and the Politics of Rape” (Edge of Sports/Akashic Books), Jessica Luther tells ...

29 Sep 2016 - Jason Cohen
The gray area of sexual consent

Kelly Kend’s documentary ‘Yeah Maybe, No’ raises questions about what it truly means to consent to sexual activities Before sexual assault on college campuses came into the national spotlight, Kelly Kendziorski, who goes by Kelly Kend, started working on ...

25 Nov 2015 - Emily Green
The healing journey between victim and survivor

What I am about to share is unfortunately not a new or unique story. It is among millions and millions of stories, told and untold, by survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. That very fact fills me with indignation, not just as a person who i ...

2 Jul 2014 - Grace Badik