Tag: Gender Issues

There were 50 reports of sexual assaults at the West Point, N.Y., military academy, an increase of 24 cases from the 2015-2016 school year. (iStock)

National Security

West Point sees sexual assault reports nearly double

Melissa Quinn · February 7, 2018 10:11 pm

After outside counsel found "insufficient evidence" in a sexual harassment claim against Ryan Seacrest (pictured above), Seacrest wrote an op-ed cautioning against unfair processes of adjudication. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

After beating a sexual harassment claim, Ryan Seacrest argues for presumption of innocence, fair reviews

Emily Jashinsky · February 6, 2018 11:45 pm

In a recent episode of "Law and Order: SVU," it seems Detective Olivia Benson (pictured above) and many of the other characters cannot really give Martha Cobb, a right-wing firebrand, a chance at legal justice. (Screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives can’t even get due process in sexual assault cases on TV

Angela Morabito · February 6, 2018 11:26 pm

The three percent figure is worthy of attention from educators and parents, as are the apparent disparities in self-reported health conditions. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Beltway Confidential

Study says nearly 3 percent of high school students identify as transgender or ‘gender-nonconforming’

Emily Jashinsky · February 6, 2018 4:53 pm

Former 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that advancing womenÃ¢â¬â¢s rights and opportunities is the "unfinished business of the 21st century" and she plans to stick around to help finish the job. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Hillary Clinton on Trump presidency: ‘I get overwhelmed at least a dozen times a day’

Caitlin Yilek · February 6, 2018 1:54 pm

This study shows what many parents already know: Boys and girls have innate differences and any "social construct" surrounding gender is due to those preferences, not the other way around. (iStock by Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Gender isn’t some social construct, study says

Nicole Russell · February 5, 2018 11:03 pm

Datamatch, considered a "quintessential" part of Harvard campus culture, was under fire for only offering male and female options. (iStock photo)

Red Alert Politics

Student matchmaking service forced to add nonbinary gender option to Valentine’s Day survey

John Patrick · February 5, 2018 6:52 pm

Uma Thurman's story, relayed by Maureen Dowd in her weekend column for the New York Times, goes back roughly two decades, painting yet another unflattering portrait of her industry as one filled with predators and enablers. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Uma Thurman: Harvey Weinstein ‘assaulted me’

Emily Jashinsky · February 5, 2018 3:15 pm

I was also raised with the belief that a manÃ¢â¬â¢s job was to love and take care of the women of his family. (iStock Photo)

Red Alert Politics

While we should respect the right to be anything, I choose the traditional family life

William Nardi · February 2, 2018 7:48 pm

Randall Margraves, father of three victims of Larry Nassar , left, lunges at Nassar, bottom right, Friday in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. The incident came during the third and final sentencing hearing for Nassar on sexual abuse charges. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

Father of three molested daughters charges former sports doctor Larry Nassar in court

Melissa Quinn · February 2, 2018 3:15 pm

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (Ron Sachs / CNP)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her Supreme Court future: ‘As long as I can do the job full steam, I will be here’

Melissa Quinn · February 2, 2018 2:41 am

The founders of Abiding Love Adoptions, an "open adoption" agency, said they were disappointed in the number of adoption representative at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Adoption agency: The pro-life movement has failed women

Siraj Hashmi · February 2, 2018 2:39 am