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Title IX Failures

Alexandra Brodsky, a fellow at the National Women’s Law Center, said when a survivor does not want to pursue a formal disciplinary complaint, a college should respect that decision. Buffalo State officials, however, appeared to...

Producers Guild lays out guidelines to combat Hollywood sexual harassment

While the PGA does not itself investigate harassment or abuse claims, its guidelines include referrals to external legal and support resources such as the National Women's Law Center and Time's Up Legal Defense Fund, the...

#MeTooK12: A New campaign raises awareness about rights at school

It’s not easy to measure the scope of the problem. In a national survey of girls ages 14-18, 21 percent said they had been kissed or touched without their consent and 6 percent said they...

The Depressing Silence of the Actors Who Have Recently Worked With Woody Allen

Selena Gomez reportedly donated more than her salary from the film to Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, an initiative housed at and administered by the National Women’s Law Center, but has not disavowed Allen publicly. When asked late last year whether she considered Allen’s past...

You Don’t Have A Right To Know The Outcome Of Your Sexual Harassment Complaint

“Employers have to balance these pieces, but I think they have erred on the side of not communicating important information to the individual who came forward,” Sunu Chandy, legal director of the National Women's Law...

Losing Your Job for Sexual Harassment Is Not a Violation of Due Process

Alexandra Brodsky, an attorney with the National Women’s Law Center and co-founder of Know Your IX, also argues that the impression that men are being removed from their jobs without a proper investigation may be...