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Following an agreement in the New York State Assembly to pass the Adult Survivors Act, victims of sexual harassment and abuse say now they and others can finally have their day in court.
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Supporters of a measure that would allow adult survivors of sexual abuse and harassment to bring their alleged abusers to court singled out New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, saying he is holding up the bill.
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On this week’s 51%, we speak with professors Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill about their new book, Confidence Culture, examining the prominence of confidence and self-help discourse in modern-day marketing, workplaces, relationships — and well, everywhere else. We also discuss a bill in the New York legislature that would give adult survivors of sexual assault the opportunity to look back and sue their abusers.
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On Thursday, New York state lawmakers joined survivors in Westchester County to call attention to a bill that would give some adult survivors the opportunity to sue their abusers in court.
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Survivors of sexual harassment, including one of the accusers of “Sex and the City” star Chris Noth, held a virtual news conference on Thursday to urge legislators to pass a bill that would give victims the right to their day in court against their alleged abusers.
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On today’s 51%, we bring you part two of our series on rape and sexual abuse. Last week we visited the Crime Victim Services Unit of a hospital to learn…
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This week the New York State Senate approved a measure to allow adult survivors of sexual harassment and assault to bring their abusers to court.…