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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many powerful men in Washington, including here at NPR, are facing sexual harassment allegations in the court of public opinion. But in actual court, such cases filed by workers against their employers are often dismissed. The way
The first woman who publicly accused the nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court of a sexual attack spoke at a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee, has strongly denied the charges. Christine Blasey Ford said t
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A male boss brushes up against his female employee. Off the record, a male politician makes suggestive remarks to a female reporter. Those are just a couple of examples that may be all too familiar to some career women. Pro
Jessica看到同事Claire情绪很低落。 Jessica: Hey Claire, you look sad. What's up? Claire: I guess I am a bit depressed. J: Having a bad hair day? C: (Chuckle) No, that' not it. J: Come on. You can confide in me. I know how to keep a secret. C
Sexual Harassment Looms Larger Than Cain in US While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Advoca
By Robert Raffaele Washington 24 March 2008 A new U.S. report shows many people around the world still face discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. As VOA's Robert Raffaele explains, some American advocates are calling fo
Calls Grow For An End to Sexual Assaults in US Military More women are on active military duty than ever before. And as their numbers grow, so do the reports of sexual assaults. Calls to do something about it are growing. So not only is it a crime, n
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: An update now on a widening sexual misconduct scandal in taekwondo. The former Olympic coach Jean Lopez and his gold medal-winning brother, Steven Lopez, have both been accused of sexual assault. Four women - former elite athletes
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last week, Time magazine announced the silence breakers as their person of the year, referring to those who helped create a greater awareness around sexual assault and harassment. Terry Crews is one of those silence breakers. He
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The climate surrounding sexual harassment has changed drastically in the past few years, and Americans overwhelmingly favor a zero-tolerance policy. Those are findings of a poll NPR conducted with the firm Ipsos. NPR's Danielle K
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The near-daily stream of revelations of sexual harassment has become a cultural crisis. So we asked one of our cultural correspondents to think about the place where many of these incidents seem to happen - the workplace, where p
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Over the past week and a half, we've been airing an NPR investigation that shows people with intellectual disabilities are sexually assaulted at rates seven times that of everyone else. In our series, we have heard from experts an
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: When 33-year-old Rachael Denhollander was a young gymnast suffering from back pain, she went to see Larry Nassar. He was a doctor with Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics. Years later, she became the first person to file
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's not hard to conjure up how difficult life could be for women who work in prisons. Obviously, there are the long hours and the tough conditions. But female prison workers sometimes have to deal with an additional burden. We'r
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The fight over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court prompted a lot of discussion in all corners of American life about sexual assault and, specifically, how young men are taught or not taught about consent. A Jewish
Veterans Struggling After Sexual Assault Increasingly Turn To Service Dogs SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Dealing with the effects of sexual assault is a lifelong process that can be filled with, like, psychiatry appointments and medication. As NPR's Adelina Lan
WHITE HOUSE A gun violence task force, created by President Barack Obama and headed by Vice President Joe Biden, held its first meeting Thursday to begin to seek solutions to gun violence in the wake of the massacre of children and adults at an eleme
Beijing Exhibition Reflects on War-time Sexual Crime The Intimate Transgressions exhibition in the 798 Art District showcases the art works of 35 artists from different countries. Curator of the exhibition, Irish artist Fion Gunn is a victim of sexua
NEW DELHI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from communal violence in the northeast Indian state of Assam has risen to 77 after four more bodies were recovered Wednesday, reported Press Trust of India. Two bodies, that of a male and a female from th
BEIJING, August 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Women who experience any form of gender-based violence are at greater risk of mental health disorders and related dysfunction and disability, according to Australian researchers Wednesday. Those who'd been through at