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spanic 10 4 and black 10 3 than white 9 7 students and higher among white female 12 9 black female 12 3 and hispanic female 13 6 than white male 6 4 black male 8 2 and hispanic male 7 0 students respectively across 38 states the prevalence of physical dating violence ranged from 7 0 to 14 8 median 9 6 across 20 large urban school districts the prevalence ranged from 7 4 to 16 8 median 9 4 sexual dating violence among the 73 9 of students nationwide who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey 10 4 of students had been kissed touched or physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to by someone they were dating or going out with one or more times during the 12 months before the survey i e sexual dating violence the prevalence of sexual dating violence was higher among female 14 4 than male 6 2 students the prevalence of sexual dating violence was higher among hispanic 11 5 and white 9 8 than black 8 9 students and higher among white female 14 6 and hispanic female 16 0 than white male 4 8 and hispanic male 6 7 students respectively the prevalence of sexual dating violence was higher among white female 14 6 and hispanic female 16 0 than black female 8 8 students and higher among black male 8 9 than white male 4 8 and hispanic male 6 7 students across 31 states the prevalence of sexual dating violence ranged from 7 8 to 13 8 median 10 5 across 17 large urban school districts the prevalence ranged from 8 0 to 13 0 median 9 9 read the fact sheet here pdf to get information specific to illinois and chicago leave a comment posted by mk on july 24 2014 in data resources sexual assault violence image may 18 the experiences of african american girls in schools public forum chicago 02 may leave a comment posted by mk on may 2 2014 in events image may 19 action and march against incarcerating youth 02 may leave a comment posted by mk on may 2 2014 in uncategorized the taskforce is seeking a dedicated volunteer 16 apr the chicago taskforce on violence against girls and young women is seeking a dedicated volunteer who can devote 8 to 15 hours a week to help us with our mission hours are flexible and will be set by the volunteer additionally the volunteer can work from home or anywhere else we are looking for a volunteer who has an interest and experience addressing gender issues we are looking for someone who has an anti oppressive lens and can work with a diverse population our ideal volunteer has excellent communication skills especially written the volunteer will have the following communications and administrative responsibilities 1 regularly check our email account and respond to inquiries 2 manage our listserve 3 maintain our blog by writing posts and sharing relevant information 4 offer administrative support to the black girls under fire initiative if interested in this opportunity please send a cover letter and resume to chitaskforce gmail com attention mariame kaba leave a comment posted by mk on april 16 2014 in uncategorized healing notes songs about domestic violence sexual assault 21 feb sometimes we can hear our own story told in lyrics it can offer a sense of being understood of not being alone in the world music often provides solace allows us to reflect and sometimes to heal some have suggested that listening to music can be a form of therapy it can provide a way to gain helpful insights to deal with problems we face in honor of teen dating violence awareness month and the campaign to free marissa alexander we offer the following selection of songs about the realities of abuse and about overcoming violence 1 behind the wall by tracy chapman 2 birmingham by amanda marshall 3 black eyes blue tears by shania twain 4 change by patty griffin 5 don t ever touch me again by dionne farris 1994 6 fixing her hair by ani difranco 1992 7 good enough by sarah mclachlan 1994 8 his hands by janis ian 1993 9 how come how long by babyface with stevie wonder 1996 10 i feel so different by sinead o connor 1991 11 i would be stronger than that 1992 by maura o connell couldn t find her version so sharing faith hill s version of the song 12 island by heather nova 1999 13 i ve got to go now by toni childs 1991 14 me and a gun by tori amos 1992 15 she can t feel anything anymore by paula cole 1994 16 still by macy gray 1999 17 two beds a coffee machine 1999 18 valentine s day is over by billy bragg 1988 19 voices carry by til tuesday 1987 20 independence day by martina mcbride 1993 21 foolish by ashanti 2002 leave a comment posted by mk on february 21 2014 in uncategorized this valentine s day let s reflect 14 feb this valentine s day love is all around us companies everywhere are trying to sell us the idea that love can be purchased or at least enhanced thanks to their red fragrant chocolaty merchandise advertisers cling to traditional gender roles as they convince us to play our part let us be wary of these traditions while actively pursuing a life of love and leaving behind a world of violence love is the most precious sacred and worthwhile thing in the world though it can be complicated and manifested in a myriad of ways at its core love is something that should benefit it should benefit a pair by providing support and stability to one another it should benefit a community by working toward an inclusive just and empathetic lifestyle and it should benefit oneself by encouraging self expression and allowing one to love others unfortunately some take advantage of the word s weight they use it to take advantage and manipulate others in the worst of these cases the word attempts to justify all the bad that the relationship encompasses such as domestic abuse instances other times people misuse the word by making false claims about what is and what isn t love between two people by making these distinctions the person is living an exclusive and unloving lifestyle love is a powerful word but if it isn t supported by actions then it is worthless on this valentine s day let us be reflective take a look inward at your habits your strengths and your flaws look at your relationships with others and your role in the community ask yourself if your relationships are healthy and whether they are assisting you in living out a life of love consider your gender and how that has affected your role in today s holiday reflect on whether your valentine s day plans fall victim to traditional gender roles and whether this perpetuates narrowly defined conceptions of love no matter the gender age nationality and race love is love there isn t enough love in the world to include any frivolous parameters strive to live a life of love to conquer violence and prejudice never forget that justice is what love looks like in public dr cornell west leave a comment posted by kristinamw on february 14 2014 in uncategorized tags gender roles healthy relationships love valentine s day 2013 in review 31 dec the wordpress com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog here s an excerpt a new york city subway train holds 1 200 people this blog was viewed about 4 700 times in 2013 if it were a nyc subway train it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people click here to see the complete report leave a comment posted by mk on december 31 2013 in uncategorized young mothers on assistance 18 dec recently a young mother from north lawndale said something that has since had a profound impact on me moms stay home with their kids all over and it s seen as a good thing not us if we re home with our kids then we re lazy the african american woman had two children no partner in the picture and worked part time her two boys were in preschool and kindergarten she s worked hard to provide for them and yet she has a point she is constantly stigmatized for staying home with her children wherein lies the double standard from an early childhood development standpoint having an engaged and loving mother or father home with a child for the early years of his life is the best possible scenario it s in these early years that babies are learning to understand the world around them and when they form healthy attachments to their caregivers as the esteemed child psychiatrist dr bruce perry says during the first three years of life the human brain develops to 90 percent of adult size and puts in place the majority of systems and structures that will be responsible for all future emotional behavioral social and physiological functioning during the rest of life there are critical periods during which bonding experiences must be present for the brain systems responsible for attachment to develop normally basically in the first three years a child learns to trust that her caregiver will provide her with everything she needs including nourishment a soothing touch and a clean diaper without a healthy relationship with one s caregiver a baby can grow up into a less stable and more developmentally delayed adolescent and adult nowadays however fewer mothers and fathers are staying home with their young children generally due to both partners working this is not a problem as long as the family has a backup plan nannies preschool and daycare are a few options yet these options are expensive and sometimes out of the question for poorer families in fact according to a us census bureau report on childcare arrangements families living in poverty spend 30 percent of their income on childcare thus the already poor and disadvantaged parent instead drops the children off at the grandma s the neighbor s or the uncle s house it s often not educational developmentally appropriate nor socially engaging resulting in a much less school ready child let s say that jane doe works as a security guard for a hospital she makes a decent wage but suddenly with a baby on the way she realizes that her company does not offer paid maternity leave in fact she doesn t even qualify for unpaid maternity leave since she hasn t worked 1250 hours in the past twelve months she s suddenly jobless with a costly little bundle on the way one that s costlier without insurance which she doesn t have once she has the baby she goes out to find a new job to pay off the hospital bills while she leaves her infant child with grandma jane gets hired as a third shift security guard making good money she tries to receive child care assistance but since her night work hours don t overlap with the childcare hours she is ineligible now she s taking care of the baby during the day with little sleep and thus little patience as if the rest isn t enough her body isn t producing enough breast milk probably due to the stress thus tacking on another expense formula slowly but surely jane doe slips into welfare to improve the life of her baby with the hopes that she ll get a leg up on her expenses in the future jane doe is clearly fictional but these experiences are all too real i ve heard from too many parents who have tried i mean really tried to make things work but eventually they gave up they begin to receive assistance and instead of working to overcome that assistance they fall into the narrow welfare eligible limbo it s a place where a person is eligible to receive benefits but where they aren t encouraged to make any more money for the fear that their benefits will be taken away add to the fact that many childcare centers are low quality and many preschool centers are half day 2 5 hours it is no surprise that these single household families choose to stay at home with their children instead how can we change these policies to assist those in need how can we empower families to work beyond government assistance how can we improve child care facilities and make it more affordable for the masses and how can we change the stigma attached to young african american women who stay home with their children our representatives need to educate themselves and have more deliberate conversations around these topics cutting food stamps is not the result of a deliberate or educated conversation the problem with this policy is that it s not going to stop people from needing food it s simply going to create more hungry children and families let s instead work to lessen the demand for assistance by creating independent families this can be done by not only offering financial food assistance but also by offering job readiness training meal planning family planning and budgeting courses it s quite the opposite of cutting food stamps instead it s putting a lot more money and focus into the welfare program but i think over time we would achieve what government assistance is really meant to establish independence and initiative you cannot build character and courage by taking away people s initiative and independence abraham lincoln resources laughlin linda who s minding the kids childcare arrangements spring 2011 publication united states census bureau apr 2013 web dec 2013 http www census gov prod 2013pubs p70 135 pdf managing your maternity leave what are my maternity leave rights familyeducation n d web 18 dec 2013 http pregnancy familyeducation com postpartum maternity leave 40392 html mustich emma child care costs who s minding the kids report from census bureau shows rise since 1985 the huffington post thehuffingtonpost com 05 apr 2013 web 16 dec 2013 http www huffingtonpost com 2013 04 05 child care costs census report_n_3015607 html perry bruce bonding and attachment in maltreated children consequences of emotional neglect in childhood bonding and attachment in maltreated children consequences of emotional neglect in childhood scholastic n d web 15 dec 2013 http teacher scholastic com professional bruceperry bonding htm leave a comment posted by kristinamw on december 18 2013 in uncategorized tags african american assistance chicago child care childcare food stamps government assistance inequality mothers stigma welfare women new study points to orthopedic fracture clinics to screen for ipv 15 nov a recent multinational study released in august of this year interviewed 3 000 women about their experience with domestic abuse the participants were interviewed while visiting orthopedic fracture clinics in the us canada netherlands denmark and india here are the study s findings 1 in 6 women who visit an orthopedic fracture clinic had been a victim of domestic violence in the past year 1 in 3 women interviewed confessed that they had been abused in their lifetime 1 in 50 female visitors was specifically visiting the clinic to address fractures caused by domestic abuse two out of three women said that orthopedic doctors were in a good place to screen for intimate partner violence ipv 14 of women who visited the orthopedic fracture clinics to treat an injury from domestic abuse had been asked about ipv from health care professionals in the past this study points to an opportunity for intervention doctors specifically orthopedic doctors should be screening patients for domestic abuse at the very leas...