A new study from the Utah Women & Leadership Project has found many Utahans believe discrimination and sexism towards women is a pervasive issue throughout the state, citing concerns in the workplace, their communities, healthcare settings, educational opportunities, and state politics.
According to a new report from Westat, nearly 19 percent of women and 21 percent of genderqueer students experienced some form of nonconsensual sexual misconduct in 2024. This is a decrease from 2019.
"Student-athletes come to college hoping to fulfill their athletic and academic dreams, and our job at the NCAA is to provide them with the most fulfilling experience possible. We will exhaust all options to reduce the harassment and vitriol student-athletes are experiencing too often today," said NCAA President Charlie Baker.
HERide is a public rideshare service that is dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and woman-friendly transportation for both drivers and passengers. This new partnership will create a safer campus for Spelman College students during the current Red Zone time period when sexual assault cases on college campuses are at their highest.
Over the past 10 years, women's representation among OB/GYN clinicians has significantly increased. However, despite the field being dominated by women, sexual harassment and discrimination were found to be prevalent among clinicians, especially medical students and surgical trainees.
The study found that in 2022, California underwent $73 billion in healthcare expenses, lost productivity and income, criminal justice expenditures, and resource programs due to domestic violence cases.
Despite the large majority of women polar scientists reporting negative experiences, most women still wanted to continue doing polar research, suggesting an urgent need to improve their working conditions.
The study observed that over half of women participants experienced some form of sexual harassment during online gaming. But when prompted to label these interactions, the majority of these women dismissed the incidents as simply typical gamer behavior.
In the 2020-21 academic year, there were 2,700 instances of sexual assault in schools including 350 incidents of rape or attempted rape. There were 14,900 students who reported being harassed or bullied on the basis of sex and 20,800 students were disciplined for bullying or harassment on the basis of sex.
Georgia Tech researchers are working to create a new software tool powered by artificial intelligence to address the under-researched area of digital security and domestic abuse. These areas frequently overlap with abusers often using the internet and mobile technology to extend the reach of their abuse.
