Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11/10/2011
Contact:
Katie Broendel, broendelk@aauw.org
202/785-7761
Lisa Goodnight, goodnightl@aauw.org
202/785-7738
Panel Discussion to Offer Insight Into and Solutions for Sexual Harassment in Schools
Renowned Experts to Discuss AAUW's New Research Findings
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, November 15, at the National Press Club, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will convene a panel to discuss the findings of our latest research report, Crossing the Line: Sexual Harassment at School. Panelists will include nationally recognized youth expert Rosalind Wiseman and other activists who are concerned about sexual harassment at school. The report focuses on students in grades 7–12 and found that nearly half of those surveyed experienced some form of peer-to-peer sexual harassment during the last school year. The findings provide fresh insight into an age-old problem and have already generated significant media attention, in part because this is the most comprehensive, nationally representative research conducted in the past 10 years on sexual harassment in middle and high schools.
Students from area high schools are planning to attend the event to ask the panel questions.
What:
Presentation of key findings from Crossing the Line followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session
Who:
Rosalind Wiseman, educator and author of Queens Bees and Wannabes, and numerous other books and articles on children, teens, parenting, and bullying
Kedrick Griffin, senior director of programs at Men Can Stop Rape
Ileana Jiménez, educator at the Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School in New York
Catherine Hill, AAUW director of research and co-author of Crossing the Line
Holly Kearl, AAUW program manager, author of Stop Street Harassment, and co-author of Crossing the Line
When:
Tuesday, November 15 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
Where:
National Press Club
Holeman Lounge
529 14th St. NW
13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
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The American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Since 1881, AAUW has been one of the nation’s leading voices promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW has a nationwide network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches, and 600 college/university institutional partners. Since AAUW's founding 130 years ago, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. AAUW's commitment to educational equity is reflected in its public policy advocacy, community programs, leadership development, conventions and conferences, national partnerships, and international connections.
