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Rate My College is a “Safe Space”to empower students impacted by GBV and ALL forms of Discrimination to share their stories, spread awareness as well as provide a community of empathy, unity and support.
Why is it important to have a “Safe Space” to #StandUpToGBV and “Break the Culture of Silence”?
The Red Zone of Gender-based Violence (GBV)
Intro
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) incidents and reports are significantly underreported on most college campuses across the U.S., especially with those students that are women, LGBTQ+, low income and marginalized. This injustice has prompted students from all different backgrounds to unite and start to stand up to U.S. Colleges that neglect and mishandle these situations of GBV which include but are not limited to: inappropriate verbal and physical actions, sexual harassment and assault, and rape. Unfortunately, it has become more challenging to report any type of GBV incidents through official college channels, due to a lack of response and support from the university officials themselves which is now becoming widely acknowledged amongst the public. Furthermore, there were detrimental changes to Title IX regulations that were implemented by Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos during the Trump administration. These new set of rules included: questioning during sexual assault hearings and limiting what constitutes sexual harassment as well as guidelines designed to offer more protections to students accused of sexual violence rather than to the victims. These new rules that DeVos modified to incorporate into Title IX law has significantly fueled the “Culture of Silence” in higher education which has drastically affected victims’ mental health, financial status, academic standing as well as their futures. IF NOTHING is done to #StandUpToGBV on college campuses across the U.S. then colleges and universities will continue to abuse their power and victims will NOT be protected under what Title IX is meant for. Ultimately, this lack of action will continue to result in students NOT being able to achieve the American Dream! *IT’S TIME for Colleges and Universities to start to LISTEN to the voices of the students because students are PAYING CUSTOMERS and DESERVE the BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE which includes properly addressing their concerns for College Campus Safety! Please Join our Movement to #StandUptoGBV!