What’s the Connection Between School Shootings and Violence Against Women?
Gun violence in the United States is at the center of the news cycle. High-school students who experienced firsthand the most recent school … More
Blog Posts: Violence & Abuse
What Have We Learned From the Survivors of Larry Nassar?
On January 24, Dr. Larry Nassar, the former women’s team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, was sentenced to up to … More
Preventing Sexual Assault on College Campuses: What Works?
Sexual assault continues to be a serious problem among young people age 18-24. According to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), women … More
More Than Half of Female Homicide Victims Are Killed By Their Husbands or Boyfriends
A news story about a woman murdered on a cruise ship while on a wedding anniversary trip with her husband caught my attention … More
Survivors of Forced Sterilization Deserve More Than An Apology
It’s past time for California to provide reparations to the approximately 800 survivors of compulsory sterilization who are likely alive today in the … More
Sexual Assault: A 21st Century Civil Rights Issue
by Minnah Stein For generations, Our Bodies Ourselves has empowered women to understand and embrace their bodies and the health issues they face. … More
We Need to Talk About the Role of Domestic Violence in Mass Shootings
This week’s massacre of forty-nine people at Pulse, a gay dance club in Orlando, has cast a shadow of grief over the entire … More
Why Everyone Should Read This Young Woman’s Letter to Her Rapist
It’s hard to imagine a more exacting message about rape and rape culture than that in the letter written by the woman at … More
The Road to Prison is Paved with Trauma for Women and Girls
The United States has the highest rate of incarcerated people in the world, according to Amnesty International. With less than 5 percent of the … More
Sexual Assault on Campus
For a number of years, the issue of campus sexual assault has been gracing the headlines. It's not a new problem, but one … More