This blog originally appeared on the WRJ blog.This piece is a part of the RAC Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) blog series. 

Every 98 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. The U.S. Department of Justice, defines sexual assault as

On March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day, as a part of Women’s History Month which is celebrated in March. This year’s theme, “Be Bold for Change,” encourages everyone to commit themselves to helping the world achieve gender equality. It challenges us to confront gender norms and stereotypes, and actively work to lift women and girls. On International Women’s Day, we rejoice in the economic, social, political, and cultural achievements of women, while also recognizing the need for further advancements.  

On January 23, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order reinstating the global gag rule, formally known as the Mexico City Policy. This policy was established by the Reagan Administration in 1984 and blocks all U.S.

In Jewish tradition, prayer begins when a minyan is assembled. This gathering of at least ten people creates an instant community and provides a sense of solidarity and strength that sustains in times of trial and in times of joy.

This past Shabbat, a super

It has been 44 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade  on January 22, 1973, which recognized that the constitutional rights to privacy and liberty protect a woman’s right to choose whether to have an abortion.

The Zika virus is not only an officially-declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization, it is very specifically an issue of reproductive health.

Zika spreads to humans through the bites of virus-carrying mosquitos

It sometimes feels that we’re constantly in the aftermath of another instance of gun violence. In October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we have an opportunity to shed light on a population that is particularly vulnerable gun violence.