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Jennifer Joy Freyd

@jjfreyd.bsky.social
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Human. Scholar. Activist. Feminist. www.jjfreyd.com

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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Very few people say that they were raped,” Freyd says. “Even if they just indicated to us [in a scientifically-sound anonymous survey] with a behavioral item that their experience met the legal definition of rape.” www.marieclaire.com/politics/mor...
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What the Morning After a Sexual Assault On Campus Really Looks Like
The Cornell case put one woman’s behavior under a microscope. Five survivors describe what they actually did in the hours and days that followed.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
" When there’s institutional betrayal, things get worse; it adds harm. . People, if they get upset at all, talk about how the institutions fail to respond well afterward. And that’s all important and meaningful. But I think it’s even a bigger deal that they fail to prevent this from occurring."
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National expert, former UO professor shares what colleges, families can learn from the Cornell rape case and recent Eugene reports
OPB speaks with Jennifer Freyd, a retired University of Oregon psychology professor and national expert on sexual violence.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"[A]s perpetrators increasingly secure favorable legal outcomes through DARVO . . .the legal framework becomes an instrument for silencing survivors, inflicting collective harm as perpetrator narratives permeate in legal and public spheres." More at: www.institutionalcourage.org/the-courage-...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Psychiatry organization apologizes for treatment of sexual abuse survivors in new position paper. They acknowledge false memory syndrome (FMS) "is not a real syndrome and was aimed to pathologize the memory of survivors. . ." See feature article here: www.institutionalcourage.org/the-courage-...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Two themes, institutions acknowledging harm and the growing scholarship on DARVO, run through the October issue of The Courage Brief. We share a powerful example of an institution publicly acknowledging past harm, and a new resource for understanding research on DARVO.
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The Courage Brief - October 2026 | Center for Institutional Courage
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Freyd said universities should prioritize “sustained education” about sexual violence through courses, workshops, and open communication. Such efforts should target entire university communities, including staff, faculty, and graduate students. . . [and not only undergraduates] Freyd added."
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"'The devil is in the details, and a lot of the [training programs] are terrible,' said Jennifer Freyd. . . . That doesn’t mean all educational programs miss the mark, Freyd said, 'just that a one-off isn’t going to do a whole lot.'" (1 of 2)
chronicle.com
Cornell Students Want Better Sexual-Assault Prevention. Such Training Often Falls Short, Experts Say.
Months before a rape case shook the nation, Cornell acknowledged its existing education needed improvement.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
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Resources for Changemakers | Center for Institutional Courage
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"In Cornell’s case, Freyd says in a phone interview, the university appears to have committed institutional betrayal on two fronts. " english.elpais.com/education/20...
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Cornell case: an ‘institutional betrayal’ of victims in the post #MeToo era
The handling of a former student’s allegation that she was gang-raped two years ago highlights how educational and judicial institutions often fail the victims and protect the perpetrators
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Good things are happening. Like, really good. . . .what we focus on tends to grow, so . . .We must relish our wins! Savor them! Bask in them! Share them!" @jesscraven101.bsky.social See Jess Craven's list here: chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Institutional courage attenuates the association between institutional betrayal and trauma symptoms among campus sexual assault survivors. Adams-Clark, A. A., Barnes, M. L., Lind, M. N., Smidt, A., & Freyd, J. J. (2026). psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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APA PsycNet
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Research from my lab group: Pledged into harm: Sorority and fraternity members face increased risk of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Barnes, M.L., Adams-Clark, A.A., Rosenthal, M.N., Smith, C.P, amp; Freyd, J.J. (2021).  digitalcommons.uri.edu/dignity/vol6...
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Pledged into Harm: Sorority and Fraternity Members Face Increased Risk of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
The purpose of this manuscript is to examine the risk of sexual exploitation (both assault and harassment) associated with sorority and fraternity membership on U.S. college campuses. The results from...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayWi...
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2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of good news this week, curated by @jesscraven101.bsky.social chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Extra! Extra! 9/27
Yes! Good things ARE HAPPENING! 🎈🎈
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I received a mug in the mail and I love it. It was made by Cathy S Harris. www.wokeandsubversivemerch.com
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More about DARVO www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
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DARVO — Jennifer Joy Freyd, PhD.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More about DARVO www.jjfreyd.com/darvo
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DARVO — Jennifer Joy Freyd, PhD.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A few days ago I learned that DARVO, a word I coined and first published in 1997, is now in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. I'm astonished. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/D...
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Definition of DARVO
manipulative tactics that are commonly used by wrongdoers (such as those accused of physical, sexual, or verbal abuse) upon being confronted or accused by their victims and that consist of denial of w...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Things are going badly for team Trump—and better for our side—every day. We should be encouraged by that! But even if that weren’t the case I’d still have tons of good news for you. " @jesscraven101.bsky.social chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 9/22
Yes! Good things ARE STILL HAPPENING! 👏🏼👏🏼
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thank you for doing this. Your courage and your effort are so important!
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you @jesscraven101.bsky.social for another great list of good things that have happened this past week. chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Extra! Extra! 9/13
Yes! Good things ARE still happening! 🎉🎉
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have two new resource pages on the Center for Institutional Courage website. One is a database of 74 articles about DARVO research. More here: www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
institutionalcourage.org
DARVO Research, Institutional Courage, and Gloria Steinem | Center for Institutional Courage
We announce new resources for DARVO research and for tracking applications of institutional courage research. We also express our gratitude for Gloria Steinem.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
"Enjoy this week’s looooong list of improbable victories, incremental steps forward, and time-earned wins!" @jesscraven101.bsky.social chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 9/6
Yes! Good things are STILL happening! 🎉🎉
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"As I write this, the world seems in a tailspin. Many feel that all the progress we’ve made is being reversed. When you’re lucky enough to have lived a long life, as I have done, your role as an older person is to remind us how far we have come." - Gloria Steinem www.newyorker.com/culture/life...
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Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay
Gloria Steinem writes about what she meant when she called herself a feminist.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I so appreciate @democracydocket.com. Resistance persistence. It doesn't always work but it frequently does. And going along with tyranny is guaranteed to lead to more tyranny. Here, one of many great resistance victories: www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In major win for voters, judge blocks Trump’s mail voting restrictions for midterms
"The court concludes that disenfranchisement for Plaintiff Organizations’ members, regardless of residence, is practically inevitable," the judge wrote.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Call for submissions: Special Issue on Institutional Betrayal in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Jennifer Gomez & Alexis Adams-Clark, editors. • Abstract Deadline: 1 Oct 2026 • Submission Invitations: 1 Nov 2026 • Full Manuscripts: 1 Feb 2027 Call: files.constantcontact.com/ccd1b400301/...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Tons of good stuff this week. Thank you @jesscraven101.bsky.social chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Extra! Extra! 8/30
Yes! Good things ARE STILL happening everywhere! 🎊🎊
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Ron DeSantis and friends expertly employ DARVO" by Stephanie Hayes in the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social More about DARVO: www.jjfreyd.com/darvo www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2...
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How to get away with stealing $10 million | Column
Gov. Ron DeSantis and friends expertly employ DARVO in the Hope Florida scandal.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Call for papers on institutional courage - for a special issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
think.taylorandfrancis.com
Institutional Courage
Call for abstracts: Special Issue on Institutional Courage. Submit research on institutional responses to violence across educational, workplace, healthcare, and justice settings.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Each time someone chooses to act with courage, she plants a seed that may change the world soon - or perhaps decades later. Thank you Patricia Douglas. Thank you @ninasiegal.bsky.social and NYT for make her courage known. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/o...
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Overlooked No More: Patricia Douglas, Who Challenged Hollywood’s Culture of Abuse (Gift Article)
Eight decades before the #MeToo groundswell, she took MGM to court after alleging she was attacked at a studio party in 1937.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I have not done such a study but others have. If you go to Goggle Scholar and search "tendency to apologize" you will find articles. On a personal level, I find that I can dispel my own defensive reaction to an accusation and more easily apologize by giving myself some time to think it through.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"In a statement, Mr. Eisen called the decision “a landmark victory for one of our nation’s crusading journalists.”" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"As usual, a lot of good stuff happened this week. It’s tempting to only focus on Trump’s attempted torching of our democracy—because of course that happened again, too—but if we don’t stop to celebrate the wins we will absolutely burn out." @jesscraven101.bsky.social
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 8/23
YES! Good things ARE still happening! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You can read the original research article about family betrayal here: dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
dynamic.uoregon.edu
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Brianna Delker, Carly P. Smith, Marina N. Rosenthal, Rosemary E. Bernstein, and Jennifer J. Freyd documented what they called "family betrayal" — the parallel to institutional betrayal, applied specifically to close family members who fail to prevent or respond supportively to abuse."
techtimes.com
TAKE IT DOWN Act Binds Platforms; Jaden Newman's Father Faced No Law After August 18 Stream
TAKE IT DOWN Act gives NCII victims a 48-hour right to platform removal of intimate imagery, but Jamie Newman’s lie detector livestream on August 18 revealed the law’s structural blind spot: betrayal ...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Every day Robert Hubbell produces a pro-democracy newsletter chock-full of news and insights. Every day he also provides many inspiring photographs of pro-democracy activism from around the country. @roberthubbell.skystack.xyz Resistance persistence. roberthubbell.substack.com/p/in-despera...
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In desperation, Trump will ask North Korea to voluntarily surrender its nuclear weapons.
August 19, 2026
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"The Supreme Court for a second time refused a request by President Trump to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll. . . .There were no noted dissents." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
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Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment (Gift Article)
The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"Lots of good stuff happened this week . . . Remember, none of us has to do everything to save democracy, but if each of us just does something, wins like these will keep happening." From @jesscraven101.bsky.social List is here: chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"The F.D.A. approved Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine. The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.​" Resistance persistence pays off. More in @jesscraven101.bsky.social good news. chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 8/9
Yes! Good things are STILL happening! 👏🏼👏🏼
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"It’s been, as usual, a chaotic, frustrating, and occasionally painful week. Fortunately we’ve also seen Americans fighting back, courts holding MAGA to account, and [more.] So . . . check out this long list of what went right this week. " @jesscraven101.bsky.social
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Extra! Extra! 8/2
Yes! Good things did happen this week! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"Just 28% approve of his handling of the situation in Iran, 25% on inflation and 21% on gas prices, with significant pockets of disapproval even among his supporters." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
usatoday.com
Record high strongly disapprove of Donald Trump in new poll
In a new CNN/SSRS poll, President Donald Trump gets a 34% approval rating. The portion of Americans who strongly disapprove is at a career high.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"A federal judge ordered the EPA to administer a $2.8 billion climate grant program that the Trump administration had rescinded. " And so much more from @jesscraven101.bsky.social list of good news events for the past week: chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 7/26
Yes! Good things are happening! 🥳🥳
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Apostolos Stamenos @astamenos.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
DARVO: Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender. @jjfreyd.bsky.social named it in 1997. It never argues the facts. It attacks whoever raises them. The accuser becomes the accused; the question dies. You can't out-argue it from inside. astamenos.substack.com/p/the-reversal
A black Substack card with a white glyph representing the reversal of victim & offender. The card reads "The Reversal: How Perpetrators Avoid Accountability When Confronted".
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
She did it again: @jesscraven101.bsky.social compiled a list of good things that have happened this past week. Autocrats want your despair and learned helplessness. Resistance depends on hope and action. Good news matters. chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com
Extra! Extra! 7/19
Yes! Good things did happen this week!
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Midterms worry? You have power: Join Indivisible’s Election Defense Corps: indivisible.org/campaigns/our-vote/ Sign up to be a pollworker powerthepolls.org Register at vote.org We must turn out in such large numbers that attempts to cheat fail. That’s what folks in Hungary did, and it worked.
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Join our midterm election protection program
In 2026 we are building our strongest election protection program ever, in all 50 states. We’re going to bring Indivisible’s grassroots organizing force out to ensure that whatever tricks they try to ...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I noted that allowing a person who commits harassment to resign quietly, “is really harmful to the people who’ve been victims of this person but also bad for the institution and the next institution where he shows up. It’s a very destructive pattern to do that.” www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Prominent Salk Institute biologist to resign following sexual misconduct investigation
Staffers complain that Salk allowed circadian rhythms researcher Satchidananda Panda to depart quietly, while the allegations and findings remain under wraps
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I do not know. It is a good question, deserving of research.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
These aren't abstract policy ideas — they're the specific, concrete things workers told us made them feel protected rather than abandoned. It is simple: silence and inaction compound harm, while clear expectations and decisive action can prevent it. www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
institutionalcourage.org
New Research: What actually helps when workers report harassment? | Center for Institutional Courage
When a customer wouldn't stop harassing Alexis, a young barista, she told her supervisor — and within days, the store banned him. Alexis said the relief felt like a dream. That's the kind of workplace...
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Yes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/n...
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E. Jean Carroll Receives $5.6 Million Payment From Trump in Civil Case (Gift Article)
A federal jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Ms. Carroll. He exhausted his appeals last month, prompting a judge to order that the money be paid.
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"It’s been another challenging week—that’s why it’s all the more important that we stop, take a few deep breaths, and really savor the below long list of wins for the week. There were so many!" Thank you @jesscraven101.bsky.social chopwoodcarrywaterdailyactions.substack.com/p/extra-extr...
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Extra! Extra! 7/12
Yes! We did have wins this week! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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