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The #Metoo Movement: An Invitation For Feminist Critique Of Rape Crisis Framing, Jamie Abrams Jan 2018

The #Metoo Movement: An Invitation For Feminist Critique Of Rape Crisis Framing, Jamie Abrams

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This article invites feminists to leverage the #MeToo Movement as a critical analytical tool to explore the longevity of the enduring rape crisis framing of victim services. For nearly half a century, victims have visited rape crisis centers, called rape crisis hotlines, and mobilized rape crisis response teams to provide services and support. This enduring political and social framing around rape as a crisis is opaque, has prompted a political backlash, and risks distorting hard-fought feminist legal, social, and political battles. It has yielded underreporting, underutilization, and recurring risks of budgetary cuts. This model and terminology have gone virtually unchanged …


Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocaion Law In The United States, Canada And Australia, Caroline Forrell Jan 2006

Gender Equality, Social Values And Provocaion Law In The United States, Canada And Australia, Caroline Forrell

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Women In The Workplace: Sexual Discrimination In Japan, Kelly Barrett Jan 2004

Women In The Workplace: Sexual Discrimination In Japan, Kelly Barrett

Human Rights Brief

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