South African universities remain exposed to preventable student risks.
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A combination of a deep-rooted patriarchal culture, conservative religious values and gender-insensitive law enforcement practices still deters Indonesian women from reporting rape.
Universities have done a lot over the last two years to respond to the high rate of sexual assault and harassment on campus, but we still don’t know whether rates of incidents have dropped.
Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
At least half of campus sexual assaults involve alcohol. But prevention programs at US colleges and universities don’t address what that means for bystanders.
The #Metoo campaign shows that we should not think of Harvey Weinstein as an isolated case, or just one bad apple. There are thousands more like him. Globally, sexual harassment has become normalised.
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.
‘Laddish’ behaviour at university can’t easily be challenged without understanding the origins of harassment and abuse in schools.
Women’s testimony about sexual assault is often doubted and discredited. Here’s how the voice of the Stanford assault survivor changed an old narrative.
The Stanford rape case ignited a social media fury and started discussions around rape that are long overdue.
A recent analysis found nearly 100 colleges and universities reported at least 10 cases of campus rapes in 2014. Research shows 20 percent of women students experienced unwanted sexual contact.
In 2015, an unconscious woman was raped near a dumpster on Stanford University campus. Such assaults are not uncommon. But who is most at risk?
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Professor of Education, University of York
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Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University
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Professor Emeritus of English, The Ohio 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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Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Professor and Head of Department of Political and Conflict Studies, Nelson Mandela University
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PhD researcher in the Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Professor of Sociology, Tulane University
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Analis, Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict
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Associate Professor of Public Health , Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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PhD in public health, Tshwane University of Technology