The MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women (MWCSW) invites you to a discussion on Revenge Porn and Teen Texting. The discussion will be held on Thursday, September 20 at 6:00 p.m. at the Northborough Library and led by Darieth Chisolm, founder of 50 Shades of Silence: A Global Movement Giving Voice and Dignity to Victims of Cyber Harassment and Abuse.
Ms. Chisolm is an Emmy award-winning former ABC News Anchor, author and speaker, and was a victim herself of revenge porn and cyber sexual harassment. She has recently been featured on the Megyn Kelly TODAY show and The Dr. Oz Show. Her personal experience gives her unique qualifications to address an issue that is becoming more prevalent.
A 2017 nationwide study by the organization Cyber Civil Rights Initiative found that 1 in 8 American social media users have been targets of nonconsensual pornography (NCP). Women were significantly more likely (about 1.7 times as likely) to have been targets of NCP compared to men.
Teen sexting here in the MetroWest community will also be discussed.
The 2016 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey reports cyberbullying victimization in MetroWest (19%) remains higher than in the state (13%) and nation (16%) Few cyberbullying victims seek help from adults. Among students who were cyberbullied in the past 12 months, only 16% had talked to an adult at school and 30% had talked to a parent or other adult outside of school about being cyberbullied. This is an issue anyone with teenagers in their life needs to be concerned about.
This free meeting is open to people of all ages, but please RSVP online.
For more information on this event, please visit the MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women’s Facebook page.
The MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women was enacted by law and established on January 8, 2015 to give voice to all women in the MetroWest region of Massachusetts. They strive to provide a permanent, effective voice for the women living and working in the region and work at the local level to raise awareness and advocate for issues affecting women in the 28 communities it represents (Ashland, Bellingham, Dover,
Framingham, Franklin, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, Northborough, Norwood, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, Weston, and Wrentham).