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Helping Teens Change Rape Culture
Thanks to the presidential election, the news lately has been full of women’s stories of unwanted sexual attention from men. In response, Canadian writer Kelly Oxford amassed thousands of voluntary accounts of women’s first experiences with assault and harassment. Most took place when the women were minors, and involved trusted coaches, hairdressers, neighbors and caregivers;…
How Chessy Prout Stood Up For Herself and All Victims of Rape
A 17-year-old girl named Chessy Prout is a teenage superhero. Two years ago, when she was a freshman in high school, Chessy accepted a date with a senior, an 18-year-old athlete named Owen Labrie, who was headed to Harvard in the fall. Both Labrie and Chessy Prout were students at the prestigious New England boarding…
Protecting Our Daughters from Campus Rape
In 1983, I was a Harvard freshman. I was happy to be at Harvard, naturally. Harvard was pleased too, mostly because the college, which had welcomed female students for only 11 years, had recently taken progressive steps to protect us from being raped on campus. During freshman orientation, the campus police proudly showed female students all the blue light phones that had been installed on campus walkways. If you ran to the phone at night …
When Are Kids Too Old To Trick-Or-Treat?
Happy Halloween! Actually, it might only be happy for kids 12 years old and younger in some parts of the country. Several US cities have adopted age limits, usually around 12, for trick-or-treating, but while a few teens could be punished with jail time or fines up to $100, these laws are extremely hard to enforce.
When are Kids Too Old to Trick or Treat?
Happy Halloween! Actually, it might only be happy for kids 12 years old and younger in some parts of the country. Several US cities have adopted age limits, usually around 12, for trick-or-treating, but while a few teens could be punished with jail time or fines up to $100, these laws are extremely hard to enforce.