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For Survivors of Sexual Assault, Self Comes First

By Wendy Murphy ● Arts & Culture ● May 1, 2015

But I’m female, so it’s not an issue. Jenner’s pain is caused by a narrow, American version of maleness that shuts out men who like to express affection, change diapers or have sex without dominating their partners.

Patricia Arquette (and All U.S. Women) Need ERA Now

By Wendy Murphy ● Politics ● February 27, 2015

Now that Arquette has called out the naked emperor, the question is, who will provide the leadership to harness the groundswell of energy released by her battle cry? This is the moment to push for the ERA.

Win in Harvard Case Will Ripple Across Campuses

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● January 13, 2015

Women: 1; Harvard: 0. An unprecedented Title IX case against Harvard Law School was resolved in December. The federal complaint filed in 2010 against the nation’s most powerful university sparked an extraordinary national movement against campus sexual assault, and its impact will be huge.

‘Yes Means Yes’ Is All Wrong for Harvard

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● October 29, 2014

Harvard Law students who say “affirmative consent” will make campuses safer from sex assault are off track. They should be doing everything they can to assert Title IX, the best law there is for victims of violence “on the basis of sex.”

‘SOS Campus Act’ Actually Won’t Help Survivors

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● August 11, 2014

Why would Congress put into federal law the idea that campus-rape reporting can be deterred? Congress must stop messing with the essential idea that when it comes to redressing sexual violence on campuses, women have a civil right to safety and equality.

On Sexual Assault, Harvard Takes Big Step Forward

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● July 9, 2014

Let’s hope this policy flashes a red light at any schools that might be considering enforcement of the backward Campus SaVE Act passed last year.

Court Sets 2 New Rules of Engagement on Abortion

By Wendy Murphy ● Crime & Law ● July 1, 2014

First buffer zones, then Hobby Lobby. After these back-to-back negative Court rulings, the pro-choice side needs to fight speech with speech and find a corporation to fight corporations.

‘Witchhunt Narrative’ Retells ’80s Day Care Abuse

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● May 21, 2014

For readers who learned about these cases from conventional media, this book will be a shocking revelation of how reporters skewed criminal cases to the disadvantage of victims. Now it seems an awful lot of abused children deserve an apology.

Sexism, Lies and Videotape Imperil Women’s Privacy

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● May 2, 2014

Certain kinds of privacy are respected in law but the sexual exploitation of women has yet to find its rightful place as a serious violation of autonomy. A vigorous prosecution here could boost public understanding of why secret sex tapes are so harmful.

An Open Letter to Woody Allen: Say ‘I’m Sorry’

By Wendy Murphy ● Uncategorized ● February 4, 2014

The director and actor’s “fantasy” defense against abuse allegations from his adoptive daughter only make him sound like all the others, says Wendy Murphy. Little girls fantasize about becoming princesses and doctors, not sexual abuse.

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