Life As She Knows It

Re-imagining consent education.

Welcome to April! It’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and Kim & Kirsta are celebrating with a very special guest on this week’s episode. Dr. Apryl Alexander of the University of Denver joins K&K to dispel myths surrounding consent education and talks about how early intervention can drastically reduce the prevalence of sexual violence in our communities.

Hear her story about how she got involved in this type of work, how she advocates for marginalized populations in her community, and what you can do to get involved in your own way. You won’t want to miss this episode.

 

The Black Woman’s Blueprint Link: https://www.blackwomensblueprint.org/

Learn more about Dr. Alexander on her website: http://www.aprylalexander.com/about/

Give her a follow and say hello on Twitter: @DrAprylA

The girls discuss outfit sizing, which is apparently rocket science…just ask NASA.

Be sure to follow along with all things #SAAM for the month of April and celebrate “Start By Believing Day” with EVAW International on April 3rd, 2019.

On the game-changing comic book.

 

The ladies are brimming with excitement to finally bring you this episode with special guests, Tina Todd and Nikki Larchar from Simply HR and the ‘Define the Line’ comic training series!

 

We’re talking workplace sexual harassment this week.  To help get you situated, it might help to know what sexual harassment training requirements your employer is required to provide based on your state.  Check out US State Specific Sexual Harassment training requirements here.

 

Kim and Kirsta have a great conversation about sexual harassment and the special training that Define The Line provides.  Check out Simply HR and Define The Line and also follow them on social media!

 

Get 15% off all Define the Line orders using discount code “LASKI”.

 

 

Kirsta recommends a book about working girls originally released in 1958, The Best of Everything by Rona Jaffe.

Loving this satire on women in the workplace! 

 

The good and the bad feature sex trafficking stings and overdue assault charges. Kim and Kirsta stumble over the Statute of Limitations in the R. Kelly case, but promised clarification.  Fortunately, RAINN has a great article on Statute of Limitations in each state.  The RAINN article doesn’t specifically discuss childhood sex assault but it turns out that the Illinois law (where R. Kelly was finally charged) is pretty complex.  Victims have to report within 5 years of “discovering” that it was abuse.  This is an interesting nuance because a child might not recognize what the person in a position of trust is doing to them is actually abuse until they’re much older.  Further, the statute of limitations “tolls” (Pauses; the passage of time doesn’t count.) if the abuser continues to abuse or threaten the victim, even after their an adult.  Interesting to say the least.