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End street harassment with mobile techology

March 14, 2012
| Street harassment is one of the most pervasive forms of gender-based violence. Hollaback! started in New York City as a blog but it's now expanded to include 45 cities.

19:14 minutes (17.61 MB)
Meghan Murphy

The popularity of anti-bullying campaigns and the erasure of sexism

By Meghan Murphy
| December 22, 2011

The relatively recent development of the anti-bullying campaign has been almost universally accepted as something that is unquestionably "good." These campaigns are politically correct, they are focused on kids (a largely unhateable group), and they are relatively easy to get behind for most people, (with the exception of some religious groups) particularly those who consider themselves to be open-minded, liberal folks.

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Stopping sex violence in schools

Hey, Shorty! A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets

by Joanne N. Smith, Mandy Van Deven and Meghan Huppuch
(The Feminist Press,
2011;
$16.50)

"She deserved it." "She was fast." "She shouldn't have been alone." In 2001, Joanne N. Smith listened as young female students regurgitated the opinions of their parents, teachers, and peers, blaming an eight-year-old victim who had recently been followed, dragged, raped and left bloodied on her way to school.

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The F Word
The F Word

The reality of women, sport and sexuality

August 20, 2009
| Acclaimed sports journalist Laura Robinson is interviewed by Ellie Gordon-Moershel on the important issues surrounding women's sport and her book titled Black Tights: Women, Sport and Sexuality.

34:30 minutes (78.96 MB)
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