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Trump Gives Big Tech Friends an Early Christmas Gift With Order Against State AI Regulations
Jenna Sherman, a campaign director focused on tech and gender at Ultraviolet Action, said Trump’s order “only has one group of winners: his wealthy donors in the tech sector.”
UltraViolet Responds to Overturning of Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Conviction
UltraViolet Praises Legislation to Close Gender Pay Gap for Athletes Representing U.S. Olympic Team
UltraViolet Applauds Secretary Deb Haaland’s Announcement to Address Traumatic Legacy of Indigenous Boarding Schools
UltraViolet Applauds Reintroduction of Women’s Health Protection Act, Urges Congress to Pass Bill Without Delay
UltraViolet Slams DOJ Decision to Defend Trump from Defamation Lawsuit Stemming from Slanderous Attacks on E. Jean Carroll
UltraViolet Calls on Scott Stringer to Withdraw from NYC Mayoral Race Following Second Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Him
Women’s Group Says Facebook’s Decision to Reinstate Trump’s Account After 2 Year Suspension is Cowardly and Dangerous
Women’s Group Says If Facebook is Serious About New Policy on Politicians They Will Start By Permanently Ban Marjorie Taylor Greene from Platforms
UltraViolet Reacts to President Biden’s Budget Proposals; Celebrates Removal of Hyde Amendment, But Urges More Action on Other Abortion Coverage Restrictions
The cost of coming forward: What sexual assault survivors face when speaking out
More and more women have felt comfortable telling the stories of abuse and harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement. But coming forward still carries the risk of retaliation, particularly when someone is a public figure.
Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, said the women publicly accusing Cuomo, the New York governor, face extreme risk in the process.
Cuomo, she said, has for years been seen as untouchable. Publicly accusing someone at that level of power comes with emotional and mental ramifications, but also with the added risks of being attacked online, enduring campaigns aimed at undermining their credibility, and possibly being fired from a job or not hired for a job because of the notoriety they take on.
“There’s no real path to holding him accountable in a way that doesn’t damage you as the outer,” Thomas said. “It’s going to take a tremendous amount of courage and willingness to put yourself in a position of being attacked by a well-oiled government machine that has been put in place to protect Gov. Cuomo his entire career.”
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