05-09-2017 23:27 via ottawacitizen.com

Breaking down Carleton and U of O's sexual violence prevention policies

In March 2o16, the Ontario government passed legislation that required universities to have policies to address sexual violence by January 2017.
For some institutions, it was a simple administrative exercise. For others, including Carleton University, it became a drawn-out and controversial process. Student and faculty groups at Carleton fought for acknowledgment that “rape culture” exists on campus. The term is a reference to “a culture in which dominant ideas, social practice
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