Undocumented worker Leticia Zuniga was allegedly sexually harassed and eventually raped by her boss at a shopping mall over and over again; she came to the U.S. illegally and was thus the perfect victim, guaranteed to stay silent. Except she didn't.
U.N. Stands Behind Woman Suing Prada Japan For Sexist Discrimination
Provoked by the four-year-long lawsuit
West Point Sergeant Accused of Filming Female Cadets in the Shower
Yet another sexual harassment scandal has been uncovered in one of our nation’s proudest military academies. A sergeant first class on staff at the United States Military Academy at West Point has, according to Army officials, been charged with allegedly filming female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they …
Egyptian Women Taking Up Martial Arts, Learning to Kick Ass
It is virtually impossible to be a woman for a day in Cairo, Egypt without some form of sexual harassment. Whether it be cat-calling or actual pinches and grabs, 99 percent of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment, according to a report by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality. 99…
We're All Fraidy Cats of Office Gossip And Missing Mentor Opportunities
We already knew that, as of 2011, women in the workplace (and on TV!) were missing female mentors. WARNING: I'm about to talk about Lean In. OK. I'm doing it now. Sheryl Sandberg suggests that men are also reticent to tutor the new female employee on the block, because they're afraid that everyone will assume they're…
Researchers Insist That Afghan Policewomen Need Their Own Restrooms
There’s a huge barrier standing between Afghanistan’s female police officers and on-the-job security. Want to guess what it is? Here’s a hint: it has nothing to do with, say, needing more kevlar vests or working in a destabilized, war-ravaged country. What the Afghan women serving in the police force really need are …
There's No Safe Public Space Away From Harassment When You're a Woman
Where do you go when you can't even feel safe inside your own car? (Inside, we guess. Where women belong!) Here's a disturbing story about driving in Delhi from Pamposh Raina in the New York Times:
Gross 71-Year-Old Assemblyman Thinks 14-Year-Old Intern Is 'Sexy'
Statutory rape laws, what a drag — am I right or am I RIGHT?? At least that's the opinion of New York Assemblyman Vito J. Lopez. The 71-year-old Democrat from Brooklyn was stripped of all party leadership positions because of unsavory comments he made about the sexiness of a 14-year-old intern. Puke. Even…
Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant
Ashleigh Blake never dreamed of becoming a beauty queen. The 21-year-old amateur model and part-time tutor fantasized about being a movie star or the next Glee triple threat, and posted her resume on the casting networking site GotCast in hopes that Hollywood might call. But when a recruitment associate for Miss…
