Looking to access recent data around gender-based violence? Here are statistics for use by survivors, advocates, and researchers.
Key Issues
In response to coverage of university mistreatment of sexual assault survivors, many observers have wondered why schools handle these crimes at all: why not just leave it to the police?
Know Your IX strongly favors laws and policies guaranteeing transgender people equal rights and dignity in education.
Mandating transcript notations may hurt survivors in the long run and may undermine our commitments to equal access to education for all.
Know Your IX supports fair, robust procedural protections for both complainants and respondents in campus gender-based violence proceedings.
Lifting campus gun bans won’t prevent sexual or dating violence on campus—in fact, it would make it worse.
As a result of gender-based violence, many student survivors suffer financial costs that undermine their ability to access an education.
If you are thinking about taking a leave of absence, leaving your school, or transferring schools, you might be concerned about what will happen to your student loans.
When discussing sexual violence and how it impacts male survivors, there are frequent misconceptions about how it affects their lives and communities.
While mandatory police referral proposals may seem intuitive to many, if passed, they will leave students less safe, not more.