Dec 07 Watch 8:44 Low-wage immigrant workers are especially vulnerable to sexual abuse. How can they say #MeToo? By PBS News Hour Every day, about 50 people are sexually assaulted or raped in the workplace in the U.S. While the entertainment industry and the political world have been in the headlines, the problem extends to those who work in hotels, clean offices,… Continue watching
Nov 28 Why do state laws put an expiration date on sex crimes? By Laura Santhanam At the state level nationwide, a movement is gaining momentum to ease or eliminate statutes of limitation to prosecute sexual offenses. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 5:59 News Wrap: Former USA gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sexual assault of 7 young athletes By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, former USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to sexually assaulting seven young athletes. Four states investigate ride-sharing company Uber after reports that the company concealed a hack of 57 million users. And Lebanese Prime… Continue watching
Nov 21 Poll: A third of women say they’ve been sexually harassed or abused at work By Laura Santhanam A third of American women say they’ve been sexually harassed or abused in the workplace, according to a new poll, highlighting an issue roiling the political, media and entertainment industries. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why some Alabamians are still standing with Moore By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Alabama's Christian conservatives see Roy Moore as their champion. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 25:41 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode November 18, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 18, nearly 200 countries, not including the U.S., agree to move forward on climate change. Also, the quest to develop a universal and long-lasting flu vaccine, and a report shows that black residents of… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 3:55 For Native Americans, sexual assault cases are ‘falling through the cracks’ By PBS News Hour Nearly 2 out of 3 cases of sexual assault in the U.S. go unreported. A recent poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that fears of discrimination and unfair… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 4:19 What Alabama voters think of the Roy Moore assault allegations By PBS News Hour Another woman came forward on Monday to accuse Senate candidate Roy Moore of assaulting her when she was 16, sparking additional political backlash from his own party. But allegations of sexual misconduct against teenage girls haven’t seemed to shake Moore… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 6:57 How the Roy Moore scandal raises GOP concerns for 2018 By PBS News Hour Prominent Republicans have called for Roy Moore to abandon his Senate run as another woman comes forward to say he assaulted her as a teen. Can the Alabama candidate weather these accusations of wrongdoing? Amy Walter of The Cook Political… Continue watching
Nov 13 France may set minimum legal age for sexual consent By Angela Charlton, Philippe Sotto, Associated Press Two recent court cases have heightened the debate over who is old enough to consent to sex under French law. Continue reading