Comedian/talk show host Bill Maher has occasionally met with some well-deserved, withering criticism from feminists for sexist remarks he’s dropped on his provocative weekly show. But Maher has also managed to tackle some significant […]
Tag: Military Sexual Assault
New Lawsuit Filed Against Military Rape
Back in December of last year, a federal judge in Virginia dismissed a landmark case filed by Washington, D.C. attorney Susan Burke in which 28 plaintiffs had alleged that they […]
New Act Could Fix the Military’s Fatally Flawed Handling of Sexual Assault
One of the most pernicious aspects of rape in the military is the prevailing culture of blaming the victim. Victims are treated as whiners, liars, seducers, and traitors–as everything a […]
Rape as a Weapon of War
On October 11, PBS will kick off its new five-part series Women, War, and Peace, executive-produced by Abigail Disney, Gini Reticker and Pamela Hogan. I interviewed Peggy Kuo, a war-crimes […]
Veterans Affairs Office Decides To Trust Women About PTSD
A woman in the military is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. One in 5 women who seek veterans’ health care say […]
Newsflash: Military Sex Assault Bill To Be Reintroduced
Sexual assault in the military has reached near epidemic proportions, as Rep. Niki Tsonga (D-MA) reported at a meeting of the House Armed Services Committee in February: In 2010, there […]
Click! Rape Should Not Be a Requirement to Serve
I grew up oblivious to gender inequality. As a child of the ’80s/’90s I never felt gender prevented me from doing what I wanted to do. I grew up playing […]
1 in 5 Women in the Air Force Report Being Sexually Assaulted
The Christian Science Monitor broke news today that a not-yet-released Air Force survey found that 1 in 5 women say they have been sexually assaulted since joining the force. The […]
Newsflash: Assaulted Service Women Sue the Military
Seventeen veteran and active-duty service members who were raped, sexually assaulted or harrassed while serving their country announced today that they have filed a groundbreaking class-action lawsuit against former Defense […]
On “Army Wives,” War Isn’t Hellish Enough
Lifetime has started showing reruns of Army Wives Season 4, and despite myself I’m sucked in again. I shouldn’t be surprised; I never watch smart TV. While my friends are […]