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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:...
WLGAN Delivers Third Letter re: Kavanaugh to Senate
After watching Judge Brett Kavanaugh at the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee last Thursday, Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network's...
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...
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...
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...
The lesson of #MeToo: Believe women
Monica Hesse, a columnist with the Washington Post, challenges everyone to think deeply about the lesson of the #MeToo movement: believe women. Read...