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This year’s ‘Take Back the Night’ event in Athens honors the voices of sexual assault survivors
By: Anna Dollenmeyer
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ATHENS Ohio (WOUB) — Survivors of sexual assault carry their stories are often silenced and ignored. On Thursday night, the “Take Back the Night” event made sure those voices were… Read More

A one-of-a-kind housing program in Ohio offers hope and safety to survivors of sexual violence
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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Warning: This story references sexual violence and suicide. NELSONVILLE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Sara loves the way light streams through her Nelsonville apartment windows and shines on her two… Read More

For one rape survivor, new abortion bans bring back old, painful memories
By: Sarah McCammon | Lauren Hodges | NPR
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SANTA FE, N.M. (NPR) — This summer, when Elaine heard the news stories about a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who’d become pregnant as a result of rape and had to… Read More

#SpeakUp Against Gender Violence
A Poetry & Performance event featuring local poets, international poets, Appalachian poets, OU poets, and international performers. Each of them will be sharing their art to #SpeakUp Against all kinds… Read More

Bernie Sanders Responds To Allegations Of Sexism And Harassment On 2016 Campaign
By: Tim Mak | NPR
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“We will do better next time,” the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate said. As Sanders considers whether to run in 2020, new allegations from his 2016 campaign have emerged.

Two Women Fight Sexual Harassment, Academia To Save Themselves
By: Susan Tebben
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Impossible. That’s how Christine Adams described her odds of getting into the creative writing graduate program at Ohio University. She applied because it was one of the top ranked programs… Read More