Not The Right Move4 Nirbhaya Rapists Hanged to Death Today. It Won’t Change Anything. The death penalty might appease anti-rape bloodlust; it does little to counter rape culture. By Rajvi Desai
'The Rapist Is You'Why Indian Women Protesters Sang a Chilean Anti‑Rape Anthem The feminist anthem has become a symbol of resistance for women across the world. By Rajvi Desai
Death Penalty Doesn't DeterRapists Increasingly Killed Their Victims in 2018: NCRB The recent gang rape and murder case in Modasa, Gujarat, is a microcosm of the country's broader trends in violence against women. By Pallavi Prasad
It's Not About Sex‘Mardaani 2’ Portrays Rape as a Tool Men Use to Curb Women’s Potential While the sequel suffers from the same vigilante-justice catharsis as the first, its insight into rape's power dynamics diverges from typical Bollywood fare. By Rajvi Desai
What Is Justice?Harvey Weinstein Nears $25M Settlement, Won’t Be Required to Admit Guilt The deal, which would also not require Weinstein to pay personally, speaks to the limited means of justice available to most sexual harassment and assault survivors. By Liesl Goecker
A Bleak Seven YearsWhere Is the Safer Environment for Women the Government Promised in 2012? Despite a flurry of reforms following the 2012 Delhi gang-rape/murder, the State has done nothing to ensure women's safety. By Gunjeet Sra
Crime and PunishmentWhy the Police Killing the Hyderabad Rape Accused Isn’t Justice 150 years ago, society moved from executing criminals to trying and imprisoning them for a reason. By Pallavi Prasad
Beautiful Day To Save Lives‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Episode Spiked Calls to Sexual Assault Hotline by 43%: Study A study on the effects of just one television episode shows what responsible television-making can accomplish for viewers. By Rajvi Desai
Big PictureWhat It Will Take to End Gang Rapes in India Even the harshest penalties imposed on rapists will not dismantle the rape culture that conditions them in the first place. By Pallavi Prasad
Messy MovementsStop Looking for the Perfect #MeToo Victim Imperfect humans will birth imperfect stories, but that shouldn't stop us from attempting to perfect the #MeToo movement. By Rajvi Desai
Brain Of ThoughtWhy Sexual Abuse Survivors Often Have Distorted or Delayed Memories To prevent people from reliving traumatic experiences, the brain processes and stores such memories differently. By Prateek Sharma
Not This Bird AgainReport: 49% of Links to Open‑Access Child Sexual Abuse Content Shared Via Twitter Microsoft Bing, Amazon and Google also had a significant number of URLs that led to child sexual abuse content. By Aditi Murti
Unsafe SpacesStudy: 1 in 7 Schoolgirls Sexually Harassed, Assaulted By Peers For many girls, the harassment starts as early as Grade 4, according to a Canadian survey. By Pallavi Prasad
No Justice No Peace#MeToo One Year Later: Where Are All The Accused Men? They're enjoying their patriarchy-enabled, privileged lives free of any real, long-term consequences. By Rajvi Desai
Tip Of The IcebergStudy: 3.35 Million U.S. Women’s First Sexual Experience Was Rape Rape survivors were twice as likely to have an unwanted pregnancy over the course of their lives than those who had a voluntary first sexual experience. By Pallavi Prasad
Survivor Not SuspectNetflix’s ‘Unbelievable’ Shows Justice Begins With Police Believing Sexual Assault Survivors Based on a 2015 ProPublica article, the show follows the journey of two female detectives from Colorado as they chase a serial rapist. By Rajvi Desai
Rehab WorksMulti‑Country Study Confirms Access to Specialized Therapy Reduces Reoffense Rates for Violence, Sex Crimes The psychologists used cognitive behavioral therapy, which improves emotional regulation and helps develop personal coping strategies. By Aditi Murti
Payback's Not A BitchPortrayals of Female Revenge in Pop Culture Simply Mirror Toxic Male Violence Is there a place for regret, remorse or guilt in this linear narrative of the avenging woman? By Pooja Das Sarkar
