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This law review article explores the subject of consent for sexual intercourse, especially for teenagers and young adults. The author proposes that sex education classes should teach sexual negotiation skills in order to increase communication between partners, reduce sexual assault, and increase sexual health and pleasure.

This online toolkit is designed to help domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse service providers reach out to and collaborate with local faith leaders.

Recognizing how many eligible workers do not take advantage of the EITC, 14 VITA sites in Native American communities undertook a survey with more than 1800 American Indian/Alaskan Natives/Native Hawaiians to better understand how the EITC could benefit their communities.

This policy brief discusses the importance of developing and implementing policies to engage men in achieving gender equality and reducing health disparities. While it deals largely with issues related to disease and other health issues, the rationale and framework may be useful in developing internal policies and advocating for broader policy-driven social change.

This report describes the processes and lessons learned from the TIMM initiative to help state coalitions working to end domestic violence create or improve programs that educate and engage men in prevention and intervention.

This document sets guidelines for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities. These guidelines are to be applied during the design, construction, and alteration of such buildings and facilities to the extent required by regulations issued by federal agencies under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Technology has led to tremendous advancements in our society but has also brought more danger to victims of stalking and given more tools for stalkers to use. New technology has made it more difficult for prosecutors and judges to hold stalkers accountable for their crimes, and without an understanding of how technology is misused by stalkers to track and monitor their victims, many victims don't get the justice they deserve. This article addresses the tremendous impact of technology on stalking, especially within the context of intimate partner stalking.

This article outlines linkages between reproductive oppression, women of color, and communities of color. Statistics are included.

This direct application tool supplements the manual, "Making the Case for Domestic Violence Prevention Through the Lens of Cost-Benefit." It describes cost-benefit principles and offers hands-on tools to "make the case" for your prevention program.

This guidance document focuses on the integration of violence against women resources into the existing Sexual and Reproductive Health framework. It introduces key principles, discusses evidence from the literature and provides a foundation for integrating gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health services.

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.

This handbook provides an overview of the processes used in the implementation of the OVW funded Military/Civilian Coordinated Community Response Demonstration Project.