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Sexual Assault on Campus
It's hard to pin down the numbers on sexual assaults on college campuses. Women often don't report attacks to authorities, and studies vary on how they define an assault. Figures range from rates as low as 3% to as much as 20%. But even using the most conservative numbers, that means nearly 2,500 women attending college in Utah will experience rape or attempted rape this year. RadioWest hosted a three-part series on the complicated issues surrounding sexual assault. We talked about the culture that may be contributing to the problem, about prevention and how Universities respond when the unimaginable happens.

In A Day's Work

KUER 90.1 | By Andrew Becker
Published August 23, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
Women of color in maid and other service uniforms.
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Thursday, we’re talking about sexual violence against undocumented laborers. Journalist Bernice Yeung joins Andrew Becker to explain their struggle for justice in the age of the #metoo movement.

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Thursday, we’re talking about an overlooked corner of the #metoo movement. Journalist Bernice Yeung has a new book that exposes the sexual violence against America’s most vulnerable workers. Women in low-wage jobs, often undocumented immigrants, tell horrific stories of workplace abuse and harassment, but they have little protection or recourse against their attackers. Yeung joins guest host Andrew Becker to talk about the system that failed these women and how they are making their voices heard.

Bernice Yeung is a reporter with ProPublica, a non-profit investigative news organization. Her book is based on reporting she did for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. It's called In a Day's Work: The Fight to End Sexual Violence Against America's Most Vulnerable Workers. [Indie bookstores|Amazon]
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Andrew Becker
Andrew Becker joined KUER in 2018 as the host and producer of an upcoming investigative podcast before becoming news director. He spent more than a decade covering border, homeland and national security issues, most recently for The Center for Investigative Reporting + Reveal in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has focused on waste, fraud and abuse, with stories ranging from corruption and the expanded use of drones along the U.S.-Mexico border to police militarization and the intersection of politics and policy related to immigration, terrorism and drug trafficking. His reporting has appeared in news outlets such as the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and PBS/FRONTLINE, been cited in U.S. Supreme Court and District Court briefs and highlighted by John Oliver on “Last Week Tonight.” His work has been recognized by the Online News Association, Society of Professional Journalists and been nominated for a National Emmy, among others. He has taught at the University of Utah, and won fellowships from John Jay College in New York City and the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. He also sits on an advisory board for the National Center on Disability and Journalism, based at Arizona State University. He received a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley.
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