En 2017, les plaintes pour viols et agressions sexuelles ont augmenté respectivement de 12 et 10% par rapport à 2016, selon les dernières statistiques du ministère de l'Intérieur, publiées jeudi 25 janvier. La progression des agressions sexuelles est particulièrement nette au mois de décembre (+31%). Pour le ministre de l'Intérieur, cette envolée est imputable à "un effet 'affaire Weinstein'". Plus...
I didn’t tell anyone I was raped at university. I’m not alone
When I was a student, I was pressured into having sex. Like many others, when it happened I believed the entire experience was my fault and wasn’t serious enough to share. I said no to him multiple times, but I still felt responsible. More...
31 percent of poll respondents at U. of Arkansas report unwanted contact
When asked, 31 percent of student respondents at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville said they'd been sexually assaulted since arriving on campus, according to a survey conducted by a UA professor last year. More...
Have you been affected by sexual harassment at university?
We’d like to hear from students and staff who have concerns about sexual harassment committed by both students and staff at UK universities. Share your experiences. More...
I didn’t tell anyone I was raped at university. I’m not alone
When I was a student, I was pressured into having sex. Like many others, when it happened I believed the entire experience was my fault and wasn’t serious enough to share. I said no to him multiple times, but I still felt responsible. I was left feeling dirty, violated and ashamed. More...
Woman sues man acquitted of rape in Scottish court trial
Title IX Failures
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Buffalo State failed to investigate an alleged sexual assault or respond to a female athlete’s requests, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights found. The conclusions reconfirm college's obligations to investigate off-campus incidents, the department's former civil rights chief says. More...
House Committee Requests GAO Report on Sexual Harassment by Federally Funded Researchers
By Colleen Flaherty. Leaders of the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee from both parties on Thursday asked the Government Accountability Office to report on sexual harassment by federally funded researchers -- including how many harassment cases are pending before federal agencies and how many have been investigated and resolved since 2013. More...
Professors at Lehigh, Florida Gulf Coast Resign Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
By Colleen Flaherty. Professors at two more institutions have resigned amid sexual harassment allegations against them. Lehigh University said Tuesday that James Braxton Peterson, former director of Africana studies and associate professor of English, resigned during a campus investigation that eventually found “sufficient cause” of sexual misconduct on his part, The Morning Call reported. More...
When Is a President Accountable for What She Didn't Know?
By Rick Seltzer. The question is often “What did a president know, and when did she know it?” But in complex sexual misconduct cases that involve institutional failures, at what point does that stop mattering? Under fire, Michigan State president resigns. More...