RESEARCH
STATISTICS
Globally, an estimated 736 million women—almost one in three—have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life (30 per cent of women aged 15 and older)
Of those who have been in a relationship, almost one in four adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 (24 per cent) have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner or husband.
Women's organizations and crisis centers are facing extreme budget cuts
Most violence against women is perpetrated by current or former husbands or intimate partner
ME TOO MOVEMENT
Past Event
2017
October 5: Actress Ashley Judd accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault,
October 15: Actress Alyssa Milano repopularize the phrase "Me Too" with the tweet "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write 'me too' as a reply to this tweet." It quickly became a movement.
Dozens of women come forward as sexual assault survivors; producers, actors, CEOs, and congressmen were among the accused.
2018 AND 2019
Jan 1, 2018: More than 300 women of Hollywood form an anti-harassment coalition called Times Up
Jan 8:The 75th Golden Globes Awards was held in Beverly Hills, Calif. Many stars wore all black in solidarity with the Time's Up movement.
Dozens of politically and socially powerful men are tried for sexual assault, many are fired.
2019: More men are accused of assault including Joe Biden and R. Kelly
2020
March 11: Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
THE DOUBLE RED ZONE
Current Event
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 70% of sexual assaults on college campuses during the first semester, a time called the “red zone”. New students lack knowledge about the campus sexual assault prevention measures and support systems. Previously, the “red zone” largely affected freshman students, but in 2021, the red zone is projected to include both freshman students and the sophomore students who spent their first years in quarantine. The “red zone” also coincides with the majority of parties and fraternity rush events.
It is the responsibility of campus administrations to implement intervention techniques, including Green Dot or Bringing in the Bystander program, or empowerment programs such as the Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) program (APA). Additionally, support for survivors is important. Incident response should be the choice of the survivor and all messaging should validate that the survivor is not at fault.