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11,341 is a large number but it relates to a larger issue at hand:  rape culture. A term coined in the 1970s, "rape culture" describes the view that blames victims for being sexually assaulted and normalizes sexual violence. In present day, how has rape culture presented itself? Is there a need to be concerned? Find out the answers to these questions and more as we dive into discussing larger numbers and larger issues.  Sources: https://www.ted.com/talks/kym_worthy_what_happened_when_we_tested_thousands_of_abandoned_rape_kits_in_detroit/transcript#t-89858 https://www.npr.org/2018/01/13/577833643/detroit-kit-tests-indicate-hundreds-of-serial-rapists https://www.endthebacklog.org/detroit https://www.brandonu.ca/sexualviolence/education-prevention/rape-culture/ https://www.unh.edu/sharpp/rape-culture https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/03/examples-of-rape-culture/ https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/saint-mary-s-university-unveils-frosh-week-changes-in-wake-of-rape-chant-1.2748017#:~:text=Saint%20Mary's%20University%20frosh%20chant,%2C%20we%20like%20them%20young.%22

The second segment of our case study focussing on the events of the sexual assault of Channel Miller by Brock Turner. Join us as we discuss some of the societal implications of Turner's sentence and why it matters to be a part of such conversations.   Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/us/politics/judge-persky-brock-turner-recall.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160612134717if_/https://www.yahoo.com/news/timeline-significant-dates-life-brock-turner-181952384.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner#Background https://www.distractify.com/p/brock-turner-today https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/us/brock-turner-case-judge-fired-coaching-job/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/father-stanford-university-student-brock-turner-sexual-assault-statement https://abcnews.go.com/US/attorney-stanford-swimmer-brock-turner-makes-outercourse-argument/story?id=56808032 https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/02/us/brock-turner-release-jail/index.html https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/victims-victimes/factsheets-fiches/victim-victime.html https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/10/california-law-brock-turner/502562/ https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/03/23/brock-turner-alleged-victim-gave-him-verbal-consent#:~:text=Brock%20Turner%2C%20the%2020%2Dyear,sexual%20activity%20they%20engaged%20in. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/victim/rr14_01/p10.html https://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/06/08/the-full-letter-read-by-brock-turners-father-at-his-sentencing-hearing/ https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/revealing-impact-brock-turner https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/stanford-rape-case-judge/487415/ https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11866390/brock-turner-stanford-sexual-assault-explained https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/07/arrested-for-letting-a-9-year-old-play-at-the-park-alone/374436/

For years, we knew Chanel Miller only as Emily Doe, the victim of sexual assault by then Stanford University freshman, Brock Turner. Find out how Turner and Miller's life changed forever on that night of January 17, 2015.  Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20160612134717if_/https://www.yahoo.com/news/timeline-significant-dates-life-brock-turner-181952384.html  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_v._Turner#Background https://www.distractify.com/p/brock-turner-today https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/us/brock-turner-case-judge-fired-coaching-job/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/father-stanford-university-student-brock-turner-sexual-assault-statement https://abcnews.go.com/US/attorney-stanford-swimmer-brock-turner-makes-outercourse-argument/story?id=56808032 https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/02/us/brock-turner-release-jail/index.html https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/victims-victimes/factsheets-fiches/victim-victime.html https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/10/california-law-brock-turner/502562/ https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/03/23/brock-turner-alleged-victim-gave-him-verbal-consent#:~:text=Brock%20Turner%2C%20the%2020%2Dyear,sexual%20activity%20they%20engaged%20in. https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/victim/rr14_01/p10.html https://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/06/08/the-full-letter-read-by-brock-turners-father-at-his-sentencing-hearing/ https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/revealing-impact-brock-turner https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/stanford-rape-case-judge/487415/ https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11866390/brock-turner-stanford-sexual-assault-explained

Welcome to a new series discussing the shadow pandemic – Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). Join Nazaha as she dives into case studies to find the roots of GBV and VAWG, and discover what you can do to join the fight! Content warning: This podcast features topics relating to GBV and VAWG and contains discussions of acts of violence including sexual abuse, rape and trafficking.