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Here’s How Schoolkid Behavior Can Help Women in Tech

By Jaclyn M. Jensen & Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● February 17, 2016

As soon as I saw the hair-raising findings about the harassment of senior women in technology my mind swung to another recent study of 56 schools and the insight it provides on changing cultures of conflict.

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I Am Looking Back and Ready to Say #YesAllWomen

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Uncategorized ● June 14, 2014

Young women’s outpouring of justifiable rage on social media against misogyny is a wonderful and inspiring sign of solidarity. As I watch and participate it’s made it easier to process the pains of my own life.

India Politics So Dangerous to Women They Keep Out

By Swapna Majumdar ● Uncategorized ● May 16, 2014

India’s marathon national elections have added to the collective toll of vicious, sometimes deadly, violence against political women. Only 8 percent of this year’s candidates were women and advocates point to rape and harassment as likely reasons.

Schoolgirls Can Find Protection in Title IX

By Joanne N. Smith ● Arts & Culture ● May 14, 2011

In this intro from “Hey, Shorty!” Joanne Smith recalls how the rape of an 8-year-old catalyzed the co-authors’ work to end violence against girls in public schools. The book offers a manual on applying Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in education.

Egypt Military Clouds Women’s Early Freedoms

By Jessica Gray ● Politics ● April 1, 2011

Activist Egyptian women look forward to forming a voting bloc for the elections and celebrating newfound democratic freedoms. But an Amnesty International report of female protesters tortured by military officers is casting a pall.