Most women feel unsafe when using public transport. Instead of gender segregation, researchers suggest gender-sensitive design could be a better way to ensure safety for all.
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Turns out eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable forms of evidence.
In an age of post-truth, liars and media conglomerates, there are still examples of the press using their power to make social change. We should encourage such work.
Women are constantly implicitly blamed, both in the Bible and in contemporary culture, for their rape.
As long as the media gives disproportionate prominence to powerful voices, they’ll be able to shape the way unflattering coverage unfolds.
It seems likely that the disciplinary findings and criminal convictions that come to media attention are only the tip of the iceberg of doctor-patient sexual contact.
The series did much to address the problems that crop up with portrayals of sexual crimes on television.
A recent survey about sexual assault on university campuses was criticised as being unethical. So what is the right way to go about conducting such research?
Where do women feel safe - or unsafe - in city streets? A new research project has unearthed some disturbing responses.
Why are student-athletes so often at the center of sexual assault cases? A look at the culture of hookups, coverups, and who’s got game.
Prevention messages by universities are often directed at the victim and what she or he can do to avoid being raped. This may then deter reporting of the incident.
Augmented reality and holographic projections could hold benefits for victims testifying against sexual assault.
The alleged sexual assault of a well-known actress in Kerala has sparked outrage and exposed serious gender issues at the heart of the society.
Preventing sexual violence is everyone’s responsibility, but we need to be careful about how we do it.
A scholar says bullying prevention programs fail to recognize that sexual harassment could be related to bullying.
Millions of women felt insulted by Donald Trump’s language toward women. Others overlooked it, seeing the female candidate as flawed. Here’s why this might suggest a growing health crisis for women.
Megyn Kelly’s account of Fox News Chief Roger Ailes’ sexually predatory behavior has put harassment back in headlines. Can public debate on this issue make a difference?
Evidence from rapes has often been backlogged for years, but renewed emphasis on processing these cases has led to surprising findings, including new information on serial rapists.
Because it’s not always as simple as ‘yes means yes’.
Underlying online harassment is the false idea that events that happen on internet aren’t real. But whenever people are interacting, it’s all real.
Top contributors
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Head of School and Dean, School of Law and Justice, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Psychology & Associate Dean, Georgia State University
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Law, Durham University
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Chancellor's Professor, Psychology, Carleton University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Clemson University
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Program Director & Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational and Applied Psychology, Adler University
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Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
