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Jaclyn Friedman

Jaclyn Friedman is the Executive Director of Women, Action & the Media and a charter member of CounterQuo, a national coalition challenging the way we respond to sexual violence. Her anthology, Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape, was named one of Publishers’ Weekly’s Top 100 Books of 2009.

Gender and SexualityMarch 15, 2013

Only ‘Yes’ Means Yes: What Steubenville’s Rape Trial Reminds Us About Sexual Consent

Without an affirmative consent model, rapists will continue to go free based on outrageous arguments about whether or not their victim didn’t want it enough.

Jessica Valenti and Jaclyn Friedman
Criminal JusticeJuly 18, 2010

How the Media Should Treat the Sexual Assault Allegations Against Al Gore

Most coverage of the allegations against Al Gore has given us permission to giggle when what we need is a sober dose of reality.

Jaclyn Friedman
Gender and SexualityFebruary 2, 2010

The Second Sex at the Super Bowl

The Tim Tebow commercial is no departure at all for viewers of the big game.

Jaclyn Friedman