By Andrew MacDonald. Universities Australia (UA) and the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) have today (23/08/16) launched Australia’s first comprehensive national survey to assess the extent of sexual assault and sexual harassment within universities. More...
Universities turn a 'blind eye' to sex harassment – Claim
By David Jobbins. Campaigners in the United Kingdom are redoubling their efforts to end sexual harassment of students by university academics in the wake of suggestions that non-disclosure agreements are preventing greater awareness of the issue. Read more...
Can technology help curb sexual assault on campus?
By Bridget McCrea. Can mobile applications truly reduce the number of sexual assaults and rapes that take place on the nation’s college campuses. More...
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Carleton University must acknowledge rape culture
By . Rape culture exists.
These are the three little words that administrators at Carleton University are having such trouble including in their sexual violence policy. The university, like all other Ontario universities and colleges, is responsible for writing the stand-alone sexual violence policy before January, in compliance with the Sexual Violence and Workplace Harassment Action Plan, also known as Bill 132. The aim of the bill is to support survivors and stop sexual violence and harassment. More...
Ontario's reforms won't solve campus sex assault, according to scathing new report obtained by Metro
By Rosemary Westwood. Publicly appointed investigators have dealt a scathing rebuke to the province's widely lauded new law, which other provinces have sought to emulate.
If you had any doubt that Canadian universities are woefully ill-equipped and objectively ineffective at dealing with sexual violence, we now have research to prove it. More...
Bail revoked for Toronto man convicted of sexually assaulting fellow grad student
By . A Toronto man convicted in a high-profile sexual assault case is going to jail after a judge revoked his bail. More...
UNB, STU prepare for Frosh Week with new sexual violence polices
By Jordan Gill. It's less than two weeks before university students return to campus and one issue that is often at the forefront of Frosh Week is sexual violence. More...
Memorial University updating sexual harassment policy
By Laura Howells. While Memorial University seeks feedback and suggestions on its sexual harassment policy, a sexual abuse lawyer says the university still has several areas that need improvement. More...