IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 CULTS WITH 300,000 TO 3 MILLION MEMBERS. GLOBALLY, THIS NUMBR IS EXPONENTIALLY HIGHER. THE PROMINENCE OF CULTS MAKE IT IMPERATIVE TO EXAMINE THE EXTREME SOCIAL AND GENDERED INFLUENCE THEY EXERT ON PEOPLE TO JOIN AND MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP. THIS 4-PART BLOG SERIES DIVES INTO INNER WORKS OF CULTS AROUND THE WORLD AND EXPLORES HOW MALE-LED CULTS EXPLOIT THEIR PREDOMINANTLY FEMALE MEMBERS WITH SEXUAL VIOLENCE, GROOMING, BRANDING, AND MORE.
READ PART 1 HERE AND VIEW/DOWNLOAD THE INFOGRAPHIC HERE.
Driven by the reality that abortion is a public health and gender-based violence issue, the lab recently produced a three-part blog post that explores the legality of abortion through a comparative framework between the US and UK. Part 1 explores the basics of abortion history and legislation. Part 2 addresses the legislative limits and paradoxical liberties of the current laws in practice. Part 3 INVESTIGATES THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. View and download Infographic Part 1 here, Infographic Part 2 here, AND INFOGRAPHIC PART 3 HERE.
Using our EMPOWER Clinic team’s data, we created an infographic to understand contraception use among female survivors of torture. Click on this link to view and download the entire infographic.
Using our TET team’s data and our ACOG presentation, we created an infographic on the relationship between sexual trauma and unstable housing. Click on this link to view and download the entire infographic.
Using data from women enrolled or waitlisted in the Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture (PSOT), previously presented at ISTSS in 2018, we created an infographic on experiences of intimate partner violence and family violence. Click on this link to view and download the entire infographic.
