Calling Out Gender Bias in the Philadelphia Public Record

I sent the message copied below yesterday in response to this column on page 11 of last week's issue: 

 

Dear editor,

I'm dismayed by this statement in Denise Clay's latest column:

"[R]epresentatives of Women Organized Against Rape and Women Against Abuse were on hand to make folks aware of how these twin evils are impacting Philadelphia's women."

Perhaps WOAR and WAA did give the false impression that these things only affect women, but I'm disappointed that Ms. Clay seemingly doesn't know better. In fact they affect men and women in similar numbers, as documented here
Men Are Raped Almost as Often as Women in America. We Need to Talk About This.

				Men Are Raped Almost as Often as Women in America. W... Last year the National Crime Victimization Survey turned up a remarkable statistic. In asking 40,000 households about rape and sexual violence, the survey
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and here Domestic Violence Research Group

				Domestic Vilolence Research Group 12 Page Finding at a Glance PDF Version   Partner Abuse State of Knowledge Project Facts and Statistics on Domestic Violence at-a-Glance
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and as illustrated in the attached chart.

I hope Ms. Clay will endeavor to report on these issues in a more balanced way in the future.

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