As a populace, the disability community experiences one of the highest rates of sexual assault in America and shockingly, this community is hardly included in conversations around sexual violence. Learn more about this issue today!
This International Women’s Day, take action and support the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA)!
For African American women, sexual violence is an incredibly pervasive issue that routinely goes unreported and under-addressed. Over eighteen percent of African American women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime. Click here to learn more.
As a NOW activist, you can work with your local school district and Title IX Coordinator(s) to address this issue of criminalizing trauma. Click here to learn more and take action!
NOW’s campaign to End the Criminalization of Trauma is our effort to address the abuse of women in the educational, judicial, and prison systems. To find out more about what these abuses look like, click here.