April 29, 2025 (Washington, DC) – The Justice for Youth Survivors Initiative (JYSI) is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new resource: a user-friendly, clickable 50-State Survey and accompanying trend analysis of state laws that protect survivors of gender-based violence, including trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. This accessible resource, created by
As 2024 comes to a close, we at the Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity are reflecting on our partnerships and the progress we achieved this past year. We know that new obstacles lie ahead to the work of protecting and advancing gender and racial justice, but this remains clear: We are steadfast in our
Black women and girls experience discrimination, microaggressions and stereotypes every day. Living with daily racism has a profound impact on the mental health, well-being and lives of all those coping with it. This special program explores the unique mental health burdens of Black women and girls in the United States and features an excerpt of
Title IX was enacted over 50 years ago, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in education. Recently, the Biden administration proposed changes to the Title IX regulations, which could strengthen protections against sex discrimination in education. Yet, girls still learn in environments that are not safe or affirming, and student survivors are too often
Rebecca Epstein, the executive director of the Center on Gender Justice and Opportunity at Georgetown Law, said charges against victims are common. Epstein co-authored a report in April looking at how survivors of sexual assault and abuse are often criminalized. “Girls who experience sexual abuse are often the ones who are punished for the sexual