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Sexual Assault Legislation Summary
The progress made in the civilian world regarding the treatment of sexual assault has not translated to the military world. This legislation aims to fundamentally change how sexual assault is handled in the military, with the goal of dramatically decreasing incidences of sexual assault. This legislation takes the reporting, oversight, investigation, and victim care of…
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Military Rape Crisis Center supports Congresswoman Speier’s New Justice Process To Combat Sexual Assault Crisis In The Military
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco, San Mateo) today introduced legislation to dramatically reform how sexual assaults and rape in the military are treated (download bill summary.) She will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 9:45 am ET at the National Press Club (see details below.) Speier stated, “For too…
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Slut-shaming in the US Armed Forces
By Panayiota Bertzikis Hey y’all did you hear I am a ”psyco [sic] jizz gobbler” and a “slam pig” Of course you heard it-rape survivor and name calling they go hand in hand. Its okay. I know that if Mother Theresa (RIP MT) was ever raped she would probably have been called a slut. My colleague…
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Army Launches Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
SAN ANTONIO — October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Army is doing its part to help combat violent behavior in its ranks. The awareness campaign aims to highlight the prevention, intervention and services provided by a community more than willing to address and stop domestic violence. “All of you are dedicated to…
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Coast Guard falls behind on Gender Equality
By Panayiota Bertzikis Our highest leadership is 93.3% men. We are proud of our continued success in equality! This is exactly what the United States Coast Guard boasted about on August 26, 2011 on their official blog. According to the Coast Guard this is what equality looks like: 13.7% of the Coast Guard workforce are…
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The silent battle for servicewomen: Sexual assault
By Melissa Dribben, Inquirer Staff Writer The U.S. military is struggling to defend troops who are under siege day and night on ill-defined battlefields. Troops who are fighting wars in which it can be impossible to identify the enemy or to know whom to trust. And when they are betrayed, they dare not tell anyone.…
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Military Rape: Rampant, Ignored
By Nan Levinson When Panayiota Bertzikis tried to tell her commanding officers that she had been raped in May 2006 by a shipmate four months into her tour at the Burlington, Vt., Coast Guard Station, they discouraged her from talking to an Equal Opportunity officer, barred her from seeing a civilian therapist, ignored a written…
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VA training doctors to better work with MST survivors.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The “show and tell” table at this gathering of doctors featured contraceptive sponges and female condoms. Life-size rubber pelvises and female breasts covered several other tables at the back of a windowless convention center ballroom. The lectures focused on topics like how to help a rape victim feel comfortable in an…
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