Violence Against Women

Emily Lindin is the Founder of The Unslut Project, an online storytelling platform that promotes gender equality, sex positivity, and comprehensive sex education for all ages. Emily started The Unslut Project by publishing her own diary entries from ages 11-14 documenting her feelings and experiences after being labeled the school “slut.” The Unslut Project quickly […]

By Mariska Hargitay Every year, thousands of individuals who have been raped take the courageous step of reporting the crime to the police. They submit to an examination of their bodies and have evidence collected in a process that typically takes four to six hours. The evidence is saved in a “Sexual Assault Evidence Collection […]

By: Joy McBrien **This post contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to some readers.** In high school, I was a leader.  I was student council president, class valedictorian and a competitive dancer, and it led to me feeling powerful, capable, and beautiful. But then, as a senior in high school, […]

By: Kirat Sandhu former ItsOnUs Student Advisory Committee. On June 14, the White House will convene people from around the world for the United State of Women, a large-scale effort to both celebrate how far women and girls have come and highlight all that still remains to be done. This post is part of a series […]

By: Samantha Franks, Student Advisory Committee In the past two years, sexual assault prevention became ubiquitous. In part, we can thank the White House. In September of 2014, President Obama and Vice President Biden launched the It’s On Us initiative, born out of the bold — if not simple — idea that preventing sexual assault on […]