By Meghan Dunlap Recovering from sexual assault can feel like you’re within a silo. You hear the statistics of 81% of women report sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime, and it pulls at your heartstrings, but it’s hard to grasp in real life. The reality is that every 68…
#BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsAs we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built. Today, we…
#BWJP Announcements #NewsAs we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built. BWJP staff members…
#BWJP Announcements #NewsAs we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built. BWJP staff members…
#BWJP Announcements #NewsBWJP sends out a once-monthly email newsletter (we're not here to spam you) with the latest in domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking news, our upcoming webinars and training, most recent reports, amicus briefs, research, info on events happening soon, and our popular staff-written articles and…
#BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsZoë is a graduate of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN, an all-women college, with one of the most diverse student campuses in Minnesota. Zoë has a background in team leadership and project management. She is looking forward to using her unique skills and experiences to support the operations…
#BWJP Announcements #NewsSujata Warrier, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, BWJP “We could think of feminist history as a history of snappy women. Perhaps we would be thinking of how what comes out of our own mouths is speaking this history[1]”. – Sara Ahmed As we enter March and Women’s History month, I am…
#BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #News #WomenGender-based violence thrives in power imbalance. Public defenders, champions of equal access to justice, play a crucial role in dismantling structures that perpetuate such violence. Sometimes, however, anti-IPV advocates and defense attorneys perceive themselves rooted on different sides of the justice divide. If this view sounds familiar to you, we’d…
#BWJP Announcements #Gender Based Violence #NewsWe are saddened by the tragic events in Burnsville, Minnesota that occurred on February 18, 2024. BWJP is a national organization, and our headquarters are a short distance away in St. Paul. The surrounding circumstances are still developing, but it’s clear this is another example of the risk of…
#BWJP Announcements #Firearms #Gender Based Violence #NewsBy Amalfi Parker Elder, Esq. and Patrice Tillery “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” – Malcolm As we celebrate Black History Month (February) and Women's History Month (March)…
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