Trump’s reaction to the sexual harassment allegations has been that it’s just “locker room talk.” I don’t agree that it’s just “locker room talk.” It is a peek into the larger problem of sexual assault and harassment in the US and around the world.
In the Georgia election, a proposed constitutional amendment is to get rid of the Judicial Qualifications Commission. Seems like a weird amendment until one finds out what is the reason for it. A judge was disciplined for his misconduct of sexual harassment. He wants to get rid of the group who investigated him.
Just a cursory research shows that sexual assault/harassment is prevalent in all parts of society: politics, business, colleges, schools, churches, doctors, military, prisons, etc. There is no area that is immune; it is not just locker room talk, but exists everywhere.
Johnnie Caldwell – Superior Court Judge
Disgraced former Ga. judge behind push to abolish judicial watchdog group
Bill Clinton – President
Bill Clinton sexual misconduct allegations
Mark Foley – US Representative
Mark Foley scandal
Anthony Weiner – Congressman
Anthony Weiner scandal
Bill Cosby – Comedian
Bill Cosby sexual assault allegations
Roger Ailes – Chairman and CEO of Fox News
Roger Ailes steps down as Fox News CEO
Jared Fogle – Subway spokesman
Jared Fogle Wikipedia
Colleges
“one in four college women have experienced rape or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime”
Sexual Assault
“95% of Campus Rapes Go Unreported”
ACLU
Schools
“In a given school year, 58 percent of 7th-12th graders experience sexual harassment”
By the numbers: Sexual violence in high school
“Eight in 10 students (81 percent) experience some form of sexual harassment during their school lives”
Hostile Hallways
Brock Turner case
Brock Turner
Catholic churches
Catholic Church sex abuse scandals around the world
Pastors
Youth pastor facing molestation charges also charged in south Georgia
Doctors
“3,100 doctors accused of sexual misconduct”, but is most probably much higher.
AJC Investigation
Larry Nassar – USA Gymnastics doctor
Military
“25% of military women have been sexually assaulted, and up to 80% have been sexually harassed”
Wikipedia
Prisoners
“Between 9 and 20 percent of inmates had been sexually assaulted”
Wikipedia
Mass sexual assaults
Mass sexual assaults
Celebrity rape survivors
Celebrity rape victims
Resources:
It’s On Us
List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States
Sexual assault