Violence Against Women Act

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice How VAWA Could’ve Helped Daisy Coleman Get Justice

Unfortunately, Justice Rehnquist’s conservative Supreme Court made sure it wouldn't.

Oct 22, 2013 / Jill Filipovic

Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown

Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown

Cut off from federal funding, programs serving abused women may be forced to close.

Oct 8, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

House of Horrors: On Domestic Violence

House of Horrors: On Domestic Violence House of Horrors: On Domestic Violence

America's military-masculinity complex is generating violence on a mass scale—at home.

Apr 18, 2013 / Erika Eichelberger

The War Against Women, at Home and Abroad

The War Against Women, at Home and Abroad The War Against Women, at Home and Abroad

Our political system has turned thoroughly masculine, paranoid, quarrelsome, secretive, greedy, aggressive and violent—not unlike a wife beater.

Mar 21, 2013 / Ann Jones

Blocking VAWA, The GOP Keeps Up the War on Women

Blocking VAWA, The GOP Keeps Up the War on Women Blocking VAWA, The GOP Keeps Up the War on Women

Refusing to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, Republicans are leaving rape victims with few options.

Jan 2, 2013 / Erika Eichelberger

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