Erin Merryn reading from her childhood diary - which became her first book, Stolen Innocence This is what my guest, Erin Merryn, activist, author, speaker, Glamour Magazine’s 2012 Woman of the Year, and the creator of Erin’s Law had to say: “As a child, I never had to take … [Read more...]
This Week on WomanTalk Live: “Erin’s Law – A Personal Crusade That’s Gone Public and the Brave Young Woman Behind It” with Erin Merryn
Erin Merryn “Think of how many kids could have been saved from monsters like Jerry Sandusky if they’d had the tools to speak up.” Erin Merryn In 2004, when she was a senior in high school, Erin Merryn, started her crusade to end the silence and shame around childhood … [Read more...]
WTL Wrap-Up: “What Can Men Do?”
Neil Irvin As a sexual assault survivor and a board member for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, one of the things I have noticed over the years is that the overwhelming majority of people who work in the field of sexual assault prevention or in providing services … [Read more...]
This Week on WomanTalk Live: “What Can Men Do?” with Neil Irvin
Neil Irvin The statistics are staggering: One in five women in America will be a victim of sexual assault The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, The CDC, 2010 1.3 women age 18+ in the U.S are forcibly raped each minute; 78 per hour; 1,871 per day, or … [Read more...]
WTL Wrap-Up – “Needing More Than You Can Imagine” – 03/17/12
When most people think about the legal issues a sexual assault victim or survivor may face, they primarily think about the criminal case and all that’s involved there. However, my guest this past week says that the legal issues can go beyond the criminal issues and that’s … [Read more...]