An interesting reversal is happening right now. The college women who kicked all this off have been superseded in the mainstream media by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie. And now a new group of college women - the… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
Colleges are a unique space in our culture. They're a temporary constellation of humans, like a workplace. And the rules about sexual assault and harassment in a workplace are narrow rules. They're stricter than what's considered criminal on a city… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
An interesting reversal is happening right now. The college women who kicked all this off have been superseded in the mainstream media by celebrities… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
I also believe that upending ingrained ideas about what assault is a gun to the head, a stranger, a parking lot and what consent… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
I'm a staunch believer in the effect of pop culture - including advertising and the internet - on the young. Pop culture in its… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
I finally stopped fretting and tried to think of Donald Trump's election as an opportunity. I didn't shift my thesis but I added some… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
Believe women first. I think this is very important. We must believe women first, and if the evidence truly stacks against them - in… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
I make a strong case for poor sexual communication as the root cause of some assaults. I say some assaults because we know, as… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
Once Donald Trump announced that Betsy DeVos was going to be his Education Secretary - a few months before I finished the manuscript -… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
Students at residential universities often live together and spend time on activities that aren't connected with the university. Then, should the university's rules about… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
If we agree that universities need to monitor sexual violence in various locations, and that they will require students to hew to a narrower… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
It's true that a dangerous combination of certainty and ignorance often shows up around sex and consent on campus. People on all sides of… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
After studying dozens of sexual assault cases, it is clear to me that the "he said/she said" aspect is a big part of what… — Vanessa Grigoriadis Copy Share Image
