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February 19, 2021
Jane Doe Inc. works to amplify the voices of all who are impacted by sexual and domestic violence and to undo the social injustices that perpetuate an abuse of power.
The White Ribbon Campaign is designed to educate men about non-violent attitudes towards women. White Ribbon Campaigns bring attention to domestic/family violence with the goal of ultimately ending violence against women and all forms of gender-based violence.
In 2008, domestic violence was declared a public health emergency in Massachusetts.
1 In 2019, a study found that 33.9% of Massachusetts women and 31.7% of Massachusetts men experienced intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking in their lifetimes.
Genesis Women’s Shelter Was Their Safe Haven. Then Came the Storm. Lorena O Neil © Courtesy of Genesis When Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas lost power as a deadly winter storm descended on Texas, domestic abuse survivors faced trauma on top of trauma.
On Saturday, February 13, Genesis Women’s Shelter in Dallas lost power as a deadly winter storm descended on Texas. The electromagnetic locks on their buildings stopped working locks meant to keep abusers out, meant to keep the 87 women and children living inside safe. These families had survived unimaginable violence and suffering, had taken the difficult step to leave their abusers in the midst of a pandemic, and now they couldn’t even lock their front doors.