Statistics

Rape or sexual assaults against college women is a huge problem today. Information from reliable sources have disclosed alarming statistics. One study done by researchers at RTI International, Bowling Green State University, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which was released in June, 2009, is of particular concern. The study was funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice, which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

If you are a woman planning to attend college or a parent of a student, you should keep in mind that prevention is number one! Please make sure that you follow the basic self defense or safety tips shown below or if you are a parent, inform your daughter about them. Read More »

The most astonishing statistic from RAINN is that every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted! Read More »

<strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://http:/www.marieclaire.com?link=emb&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_marieclaire&mag=mar"><img alt=" Johner Images/Getty Images" title=" Johner Images/Getty Images" src="http://www.marieclaire.com/cm/marieclaire/images/79/MCXMC1008-politics-4_DE.jpg" align="left" width="312" height="240"></a>The Recession Index:</strong> With the <a rel="nofollow" title="5Ways to Take Advantage of the Economic Crisis" target="_blank" href="http://www.marieclaire.com/life/career/financial-crisis-advice?link=emb&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_marieclaire&mag=mar">economy melting down</a> and taking our credit cards with it, making the rent could mean <a rel="nofollow" title="How to Land Your Dream Job" target="_blank" href="http://www.marieclaire.com/life/career/girls-guide-getting-a-job-work-career?link=emb&dom=yah_life&src=syn&con=blog_marieclaire&mag=mar">thinking outside the box</a>. What are you willing to sell? <br><br>Here, the going rate for all of your corporeal assets (not that we&#39;re recommending liquidation). Read More »

<img style="width:269px;height:360px;" alt="Getty Images" title="Getty Images" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/iNY2Dazi.V2I/photos/5205f19d377e7ccfa29474bfb08fdb16/mr_3899a4d3b09400.jpg?ug_____DxEU9Dj67" height="360" width="269"><br> That's the first question the latest infidelity studies point to. The second is: If you cheated on your spouse, would you even admit it to a researcher?<br> <br> Historically, the male sex gets most of the flak when it comes to infidelity among spouses. But that could be due to those tired old gender roles we're cast in. A recent <em><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28well.html?8dpc">New York Times</a></em> report implies that women may simply be more likely to lie about it for that very reason. Research professor of anthropology at Rutgers Helen E. Fisher suggests that, “Men want to think women don’t cheat, and women want men to think they don’t cheat, and therefore the sexes have been playing a little psychological game with each other.” Fun! Read More »

Everyone has their low-grade stalking story, and depending on the severity of the situation, maybe you've felt deeply unsafe due to another's untoward obsession. The author of a new memoir, In His Sights, writes about her experience of being consistently harassed by an ex-lover, for ahem, over a decade.

Brennan recounts terrifying stories involving her ex-boyfriend, "Paul" whom she dated for about a year until he began showing signs of controlling behavior and mental instability. Almost immediately after she moved out, a campaign of surveillance, severed phone lines and break-ins where she would find little alterations, such as a kitchen spoon laying on her bed, began. Says the New York Times, "The stalking, which continues sporadically today, is at once bizarre, terrifying and, owing to Paul’s deep pockets, maddeningly relentless and difficult to trace, according to the book. It led the author to move 16 times in 16 months, she writes." Read More »

There may be that long running gag of a throaty-voiced 900 number lover whispering breathlessly into the phone while her real life counterpart is an obese woman in curlers and a ratty house robe. But according to a recent Journal of Nonverbal Behavior study, there may be a connection between a sexy voice and that person actually being more attractive in person. Have you ever fallen in love with someone's voice? Read More »