SWMS 210mgw Lecture 19: 11-2-2016
Document Summary
Sexual harassment decreased from 2012, but 48% of academy women experienced some form of sexual harassment. Decrease in the navy, but increase in army, air force. Who experienced unwanted sexual contact made a restricted or unrestricted report. Greenberg & messner: before prevention: the trajectory and tensions of feminist anti-violence . Collective sharing of stories helped create a larger narrative, recognize a larger societal pattern. Clothesline project: contributing an item of clothing which you were wearing when you were harassed. Loiter: sleep-ins, loitering outside, right to be in a public space without doing anything. Suspicious of law enforcement: central park joggers case, black men were coerced into admitting to raping white women. Realm c: take back the night, solidarity to keep public spaces safe, consciousness-raising. Same symptoms of ptsd between vietnam veterans and sexual assault survivors. Recognizing that sexual assault has psychological and physical effects. Realm d: men"s groups to talk to the men about preventing potential perpetrators.