“That neurotransmitter encodes memories into the hippocampus, so that trauma-related experience is locked there, so other memories just drift.” This is how Dr. Ford described why she was so certain of her memories of the sexual assault she claims occurred at Brett Kavanaugh’s hands. That memory drove her to action on behalf of all of us, so let’s take a page from her book and return the favor.
In this update to the latest Tiny Spark podcast, a survivor reflects on the court victory in the matter of the Terrain Hotel attack in South Sudan.
A foundation aims to remove barriers between the Amish and the rest of society, bringing in voices that have been marginalized.
Another #MeToo scandal forces another politician to resign. This time, the politician in question is the New York state attorney general.
Now that Bill Cosby has been convicted of sexual assault, universities are rescinding the honorary degrees they once granted him. But maybe they could have acted faster—say, after Cosby admitted drugging women to have sex.
The humanitarian aid sector has been rocked recently by a wave of reports of sexual abuse and harassment not only among their own staff, but also of the people they serve. Last week, 118 organizations pledged to rid their workplaces of exploitation. Now the hard work begins.
Do nonprofits hesitate to self-report sexual harassment and abuse for fear of donor abandonment? In the UK, some have suggested a cross-sector review to counteract the fallout for aid agencies acting, albeit late in the game, on sexual abuse and harassment.
Watch NPQ’s senior investigative correspondent Amy Costello, in conversation with a former aid worker and a leading researcher, discussing the components and dynamics in humanitarian aid organizations that can lead to an enabling environment ripe for sexual harassment and assault.
This story is part of a series that exposes the failure of the humanitarian aid sector to protect and support its staff in the wake of widespread sexual assault.
ORIGINAL REPORTING FOR PRI’s THE WORLD: This story was reported by Amy Costello, Senior Correspondent and Investigations Editor at NPQ, and was originally broadcast on March 8, 2018.
