Category Archives: Sexual Assault

What is the Economic Cost of Violence Against Women?

Posted on August 16, 2017 by womenslawproject

We already know that violence against women—including rape, domestic violence, harassment and stalking—can have profound physical, psychological and emotional effects on survivors. A consequence of sexual assault that is less discussed is the economic effect of gender-based violence. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”

Posted on March 6, 2015 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters President Melissa Weiler Gerber will … Continue reading →

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Special November-December Wrap Up!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Welcome to a special end-of-the-year, double-month wrap-up. It’s been a bit, but hmm, what happened in November? Oh, right: Pennsylvanians broke from a sixty-year state history and national trend to elect a new governor into … Continue reading →

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FBI Releases First Annual Report Using Revised Definition of Rape

Posted on November 18, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff The FBI recently released the preliminary annual Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for 2013. The statistics reflect data submitted voluntarily from 18,415 city, county, state, tribal, campus, and federal law enforcement agencies. While the data … Continue reading →

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Family Caps are Still Considered Birth Control in Pennsylvania

Posted on September 23, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff The U.S. Census Bureau’s new report on family income reveals that 14.5 percent of all Americans, 45.3 million people, live in poverty. That’s two percentage points higher than 2007, before the recession. Pennsylvania is no … Continue reading →

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OCR’s Title IX Review of Penn State Comes Two Years after Advocates’ Request

Posted on January 28, 2014 by womenslawproject

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney Two years ago, the Women’s Law Project and nine other organizations committed to the enforcement of Title IX sent a letter to then-Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali requesting that the Office for … Continue reading →

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Helping make campuses safer

Posted on August 9, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Carol E. Tracy, WLP Executive Director and Terry L. Fromson, Managing Attorney Sexual assault and harassment on college campuses have finally gotten the attention of federal authorities charged with monitoring compliance with Title’s IX sex-discrimination prohibition. The U.S. Department … Continue reading →

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Stop Sexual Assault in the Military

Posted on July 15, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Hillary Scrivani, WLP Law Intern When a woman signs up to serve her country in the U.S. military, she should expect to be honored and thanked for her service.  What she should not expect is to become part of … Continue reading →

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Spousal rape is illegal, yet jurors still struggle to convict

Posted on July 8, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Emily Temple, WLP Law Intern As a juror in a spousal rape case, Lisa Yumi Mitchell was thinking “How do you prosecute spousal rape? I was thinking, rape you can prosecute but, for the most part, you would think … Continue reading →

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The Steubenville Rape Case: When Will We Learn?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Jody Raphael, Guest Blogger On March 17, 2013 a judge found two Steubenville high school football players guilty of raping a 16 year old girl. The 17-year-old, convicted of rape and of photographing the underage girl naked, was sentenced … Continue reading →

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