Current immigration law places many immigrant women on visas that rob them of the rights that American women have had for decades and enable domestic abuse. Click here to read more about this in an article written by Faye Zhang in Ms. Magazine .
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Sexual-Assault Survivors Pay Average $3,551 for Emergency Care
Sexual assault and rape victims seeking care in US emergency rooms face costly medical bills, in spite of the landmark Violence Against Women Act which in part regulated medical costs in cases of sexual abuse and assault. Click here to read the full article in Bloomberg by Sri Taylor.
August 2022 InStepp Ambassador of the Month by Danielle Lewis
Congratulations to Balya Shukla, InStepp’s August Ambassador of the Month. Balya, who currently lives and works in Charlotte as a Data Scientist Consultant for Duke Energy, has lived in many different cities in North Carolina since moving from India at the age 12. She began volunteering with InStepp in April 2021 and currently serves on […]