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January 2010
2009 Selected Findings: Recent Research on Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This brief research compendium provides a summary of scholarly work on sexual violence topics published in 2009.
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January 2010
Reclaiming Our Voices: Health and Human Service Needs in New York State
People within American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native communities who identify as LGBT or two-spirit often face high rates of stigma, violence, and historical trauma, and health and human services often do not fully address their needs.
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January 2010
Hate Violence Against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communities in the United States in 2009
Publisher(s):This report documents hate-motivated violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in 2009 in the United States as reported to member organizations of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). It includes statistics, trends, narratives and responses and recommendations for change.
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January 2010
Where Men Stand: Men's roles in ending violence against women
Publisher(s):This report describes how many men use violence against women, what men think about violence against women, and what role men can and do play in reducing and preventing this violence. The report is guided by the fundamental belief that men can play a positive role in preventing men’s violence against women.
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January 2010
Masculinity at the Intersections: An exploration of hegemony, oppression, performance and self-authorship
This article discusses literature and qualitative data on the construction of masculinity as a social identity and how to incorporate this knowledge into social justice work with college men. It addresses the notion of performing to disprove common stereotypes and perceptions by men in an effort to address other identities, particularly racial identity
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January 2010
Killing Us Softly
Publisher(s): The newest edition of Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly series shows how the advertising industry reinforces and glamorizes a regressive and debased notion of femininity.
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November 2009
National Transgender Discrimination Survey Preliminary Findings
Publisher(s):This report on the preliminary findings of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey offers key findings, including statistics on unemployment, harassment on the job, loss of jobs, and housing instability. The report also discusses negative consequences of employment discrimination and high rates of poverty.
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November 2009
Dr. Elizabeth Celi talks about men's health, domestic abuse and social bias against men
Publisher(s): This video from the One in Three features Dr. Elizabeth Celi, author of Regular Joe Vs Mr. Invincible, in a discussion about men's health, domestic abuse, and social bias.
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November 2009
Who Answers to Women? Gender & Accountability: Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009
Publisher(s):Acknowledging that different groups of women encounter distinct challenges in gaining access to their rights, the publication examines how women, including the most excluded women, are strengthening their capacity to identify accountability gaps and call for redress.
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October 2009
Children's Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey
Publisher(s):This Bulletin discusses the most comprehensive nationwide survey of the incidence and prevalence of children’s exposure to violence to date, measuring the past-year and lifetime exposure for children age 17 and younger across several major categories.
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September 2009
The Kentucky Civil Protective Order Study: A Rural and Urban Multiple Perspective Study of Protective Order Violation Consequences, Responses, & Costs
Publisher(s):This study addresses several gaps in the research literature on civil protective orders by examining protective order effectiveness, enforcement, and cost effectiveness.
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September 2009
Using Rapist Risk Factors to Set an Agenda for Rape Prevention
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper reviews the empirical research on the behaviors, traits, developmental experiences, and biological antecedents that have been found to be associated with an increased probability that a male will become sexually aggressive.