Category: Violence Against Women
Associated Press reporter Terry Collins interviews NOW President Terry O'Neill about violence against women and the tragic gang rape of a 15-year-old Richmond, CA teen: "Some saw the crime as an outgrowth of Richmond's street violence and poverty. But experts say gang rapes happen in all segments of society — white and minority, rich and poor. And they say the attackers often are bonded males ranging from gang members and neighborhood pals to teammates and fraternity brothers."
Read More...San Francisco Chronicle writer Kevin Fagan interviews NOW President Terry O'Neill in this moving article about violence against women. Fagan tells the story of three women who were brutally gang raped and lived to tell about it, and the lessons they learned as they continue to recover and try to find peace: "Gang rapes constitute 11 percent of the estimated 100,000 rapes reported annually, according to national statistics. And while 73 percent of all rapes are committed by attackers known to their victims, in gang rape the opposite is true - 75 percent are committed by strangers."
Read More...NOW President Terry O'Neill talks to MTV's Gil Kaufman about pop singer Rihanna's candid interview about Chris Brown: " Rihanna has been forthcoming and revealing during interviews when discussing Chris Brown and the aftermath of his assault on her earlier this year. She has emphasized her desire that the assault be a learning experience for her fans and young women in particular."
Read More...The Washington Post's sports blog called "The League" blogs about NOW President Terry O'Neill's statement on Oakland Raiders' Head Coach Tom Cable: "The National Organization for Women has called for the suspension of Oakland Raiders Coach Tom Cable over allegations by his former wife and ex-girlfriend that he hit them in the past."
Read More...USA Today columnist Christine Brennan interviews NOW President Terry O'Neill about recent allegations of domestic violence and abuse surrounding Oakland Radiers' Head Coach Tom Cable: "....the controversial head coach of the Oakland Raiders, should be suspended immediately for acknowledging on Sunday that he slapped his first wife with an open hand more than 20 years ago. His admission came after the airing of an ESPN report in which Cable was accused of physical abuse by Sandy Cable, his first wife, and Marie Lutz, who said she dated Cable as recently as January. In the piece, Sandy Cable says Tom Cable hit her not with an open hand but a closed fist."
Read More...More coverage of NOW President Terry O'Neill's statement asking the NFL to suspend Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cables while allegations of domestic violence and abuse are investigated: "Coach Tom Cable said Wednesday that he has spoken with Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis about allegations that Cable has a history of violent behavior toward women."
Read More...Watch NOW President Terry O'Neill on MSNBC's Dr. Nancy Show:
Is spiking drinks with date rape drugs really happening as often as we think? British researchers think some women are simply unwilling to accept that they drank too much.
CNN.com's Lisa Respers France interviewed NOW President Terry O'Neill about many people are outraged over Hollywood's support of Roman Polanski: "While several high-profile actors and directors have rallied around Roman Polanski, not everyone in Hollywood believes he should be freed and forgiven."
Read More...NOW President Terry O'Neill speaks out about the Polanski controversy in a Washington Times article by Jennifer Harper: "The rekindled legal case of film director Roman Polanski has set off a noisy culture war, pitting Hollywood values against traditional American decency, feminists, international officials and the proverbial long arm of law."
Read More...The editors of The Washington Post published an editorial arguing that: "Sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl isn't 'a little mistake.'"
Read More..."Roman Polanski raped a child. Let's just start right there, because that's the detail that tends to get neglected when we start discussing whether it was fair for the bail-jumping director to be arrested at age 76, after 32 years in 'exile,'" writes Kate Harding for Salon's Broadsheet.
Read More...NOW President Terry O'Neill was interviewed for this article by Gil Kaufman on MTV.com about singer Chris Brown's first televised interview since his assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna in February.
Read More...The New York Times Sunday Magazine devoted its Aug. 23 issue to "changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world," -- including a centerpiece article by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Read More...Women's eNews correspondent Aunohita Mojumdar writes: "While Thursday's elections are sometimes hailed as another step in Afghanistan's slow march towards democracy, a large section of the country's women stand in danger of being disenfranchised through a combination of increasing violence and a resurgence of conservative attitudes inhibiting women's political involvement."
Read More...Playwright and activist Eve Ensler writes on The Huffington Post: "What governor - once an actor, then a Terminator, married to a major women's leader - has the chutzpah to wipe out 100 percent of the domestic violence budget of California, the biggest state in the country, with a single grope of his veto pen?"
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