#Me Too
According to the CDC, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experience sexual assault. About 60% of those persons do not report the assault for many reasons, including guilt, shame, certainty of not being believed, fear of retribution from the assaulter, fear that their assaulter will not be punished, and brutal treatment at the hands of family, law personnel, and judicial personnel. When women talk about these things, nearly everyone has a story about assault, attempted rape, rape, abuse, and incest. When victims do come forward, they are told that they were in the wrong place, that the person they are blaming couldn’t do such things, that they dressed wrong, that they “wanted” it, that they have responsibility to keep men in check, that men can’t help themselves – the excuses are nearly numberless. These experiences are part of what fostered the #MeToo movement. They most often involve an accused who is an employer, someone in power, with authority, in control of the victim’s career, fu