Violence Against Women, Sexual Harassment and Sex Trafficking

California Court Grants Restraining Order Based on Coercive Control, Ms., August 31, 2023.

The Bonobo Sisterhood: The Ms. Q&A With Ashley Judd and Diane Rosenfeld, Ms., July 27, 2023.

Cutting Edge Domestic Violence Prevention–Coercive Control Bills, Daily Hampshire Gazette, February 23, 2023, A6 (cross-posted in the Greenfield Recorder here).

#MeToo Victory: Biden Signs Law Limiting NDAs and Protecting Survivors’ Rights to Speak Out About Sexual Abuse, Ms., December 19, 2022.

'Four Winters' Reveals Jewish Women’s Armed Resistance to Nazis During World War II, Ms., September 6, 2022.

Senators Reach Compromise on 'Boyfriend Loophole'—But Republicans Insist on Continuing Gun Exemptions for Abusers, Ms., June 22, 2022.

Proposed Federal Law Prohibits Nonconsensual Condom Removal: 'A Dangerous Form of Sexual Assault,' Ms., June 3, 2022.

State Law Should Recognize Coercive Control Is Domestic Abuse, , Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 28, 2022, A6.

#MeToo’s Influence Paying Off in Congress, Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 24, 2022, A6.

Congress Ends Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims, Protects the Right to File Class-Action Lawsuits, Ms., February 15, 2022.

The Difference an Indigenous Leader Makes, Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 25, 2021, A8.

California Law Eliminates Spousal Rape Exemption—But “Patriarchy Still Dies Hard”, Ms., October 13, 2021.

California Law Bans “Condom Stealthing”: Removing a Condom Without Consent Is “A Grave Violation of Dignity and Autonomy”, Ms., October 12, 2021.

From Sexual Assault to Parental Leave and Childcare, Military Funding Bill Will "Kick the Military into the 21st Century", Ms., October 8, 2021.

Crimes Against Afghan Women and Girls: “All It Will Take a Talib to Silence Me Is One Bullet”, Ms., August 21, 2021.

Bengali Women File Class-Action Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against N.Y. Doctor: “Like an Andrew Cuomo of Jackson Heights,” Ms., August 20, 2021.

Students File Lawsuit Against Brown University, Allege Administration “Repeatedly Downplayed or Dismissed” Sexual Misconduct Complaints, Ms., August 13, 2021.

Female Cadets at VMI Still Experience Male Hostility, Harassment and Racism Over 20 Years After Coeducation, Ms., July 27, 2021.

U.S. Support for Sexual Assault Survivors: The Difference a President Makes, Ms., June 22, 2021.

Over Two-Thirds of Mass Shooters Are Domestic Violence Perpetrators, Ms., June 16, 2021.

A Turning Point for Military Sexual Assault, Ms., May 28, 2021.

“Invisible Abuse: Ending Coercive Control in Intimate Relationships,” Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 22, 2021 (republished on Ms. here).

When Cops Rape Those in Custody: Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole, Ms., March 16, 2021.

A New Era for Women: Biden Administration Shifts U.S. Focus to Helping Students and Survivors, Ms., February 17, 2021.

What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Ending Violence Against Women, Ms., December 2, 2020.

A New Frontier in Domestic Violence Prevention: Coercive Control Bans, Ms., November 11, 2020.

Judge Says Justice Department Cannot Defend Trump in E. Jean Carroll Rape Defamation Suit, Ms., October 23, 2020.

#MeToo Update: States Enact New Sexual Harassment Laws--But More Is Needed, Ms., October 13, 2020.

Congress Finally Passes Legislation to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, with Katie Fleischer, Ms., October 6, 2020.

How Some Universities Are Bypassing Trump’s New Title IX Rules, Ms. August 14, 2020.

#MeToo Update: Fighting Forced Arbitration at Best Buy, Ms., August 25, 2020.

Misogyny, Murder, and the Men’s Rights Movement, Ms., July 27, 2020.

17 Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration to Stop Roll Back of Title IX Protections in Schools, Ms., June 7, 2020.

DeVos’s Campus Sexual Assault Regulations are an “Abomination,” Ms., May 8, 2020.

What’s Missing From ‘Bombshell,’ Ms., January 6, 2020.

Time’s Up in Classical Music, Ms., November 1, 2019.

A Year Later, Evidence of Kavanaugh’s Abuse is Stronger than Ever, Ms., October 4, 2019.

Ms. Q&A: Cynthia Lowen Puts Cyberharassment in Focus in “Netizens,” Ms., September 30, 2019.

Sexual Assault and Sham Investigations: Inside the Latest Headlines About Brett Kavanaugh, Ms.e, September 18, 2019.

Three Billboards Outside Her Abuser’s Workplace, Ms., September 3, 2019.

Survivors Sue Child Sex Abusers in Droves Under New NY Law, Ms., August 20, 2019.

What the Epstein Case Means for the Fight to End Sex Trafficking, Ms. , July 11, 2019.

Speaking Truth to Rape Culture, Ms., June 4, 2019.

“These Young Feminists Took on Abusive Trolls on Their Campus—and Won,” Ms., Spring 2019, 8-9.

The Ms. Q&A: Carrie Goldberg is Nobody’s Victim, Ms., April 29, 2019.

Sex or Eviction: Confronting Sexual Harassment in Housing, Ms., December 28, 2018.

Flight Attendants Are Fighting a Culture of Harassment at American Airlines, Ms., November 27, 2018.

What the Midterms Could Mean for Survivors of Rape, Sexual Assault, and Domestic Violence, Ms, October 1, 2018.

“Enough is Enough,” Ms., Summer 2018, 24-27.

We Can All Fight #DoctorSexAbuse, Ms., July 26, 2018.

Change Is Coming: Nine Ways Feminists are Fighting Back Against Sexual Harassment and Workplace Discrimination, Ms., July 2, 2018.

Time’s Up for Sexually Abusive OB/GYNs, Ms., June 29, 2018.

The Racist Roots of Rape Culture, Ms., April 5, 2018.

Looking Back, Moving Forward: Anita Hill, #MeToo and What Comes Next, Ms., December 11, 2017.

“Jailing Girls for Men’s Crimes.” Ms. (Summer 2010): 26-31.