Congress stalls on Me Too legislation
The gains of the Me Too movement have stalled in Congress as it tries to regulate its own workplace. Read more here: https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/clock-ticks-sexual-harassment-proposals-congress
WLG Joins Another Important Amicus Brief
Kollaritsch v. Michigan State Board of Trustees is a case in the 6th Circuit that presents a legal issue similar to that in the case of Weckhorst v. Kansas State University (in which we also joined the amicus brief): whether a university’s deliberate indifference to plaintiff’s reported assaults deprived them of educational opportunities in violation of Title IX. Specifically, the question was whether the plaintiffs were required to show that their school’s deliberate indifference caused them to suffer further harassment or the fact that after the initial harassment (and the school’s failure to timely investigate) it was sufficient to show, as a violation under Title IX, that they were afraid to go to classes or activities or even stay in school.
What a Rape Crisis Counselor Wants the Senate To Know
A former rape crisis counselor draws on her experience and offers urgent advice to the Senate deliberating on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court: do not brush aside the testimony of sexual assault survivors. Read more here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/former-rape-crisis-counselor-senate-judiciary-committee-brett-kavanaugh_us_5bacbe79e4b091df72ee171e?7q
Sen. Grassley should follow his own recommendations on sexual harassment investigations
In an insightful op-ed, Ally Coll Steele, President of The Purple Campaign, a non-profit dedicated to eradicating sexual harassment, points out that Senator Grassley must accord Dr. Ford (and any person who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault) of the same procedures he advocated for in the bill he introduced in the Senate to address sexual harassment. Read more here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/opinion-sen-grassley-should-give-kavanaughs-accuser-the-investigation-he-says-metoo-victims-deserve
Powerful essay about staying silent, and speaking up
A contemporary of Brett Kavanaugh’s, the essayist explains the culture of rape in the 1980s and what led her to stay silent as a young woman and what happened when she finally spoke up decades later. Read the essay here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/copaken-kavanaugh/571042/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-fb-test-406-2-&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social
