Category Archives: Mary Koss controversy

No, Surveys Do Not Use Overly Broad Definitions Of Sexual Assault

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Guest Writer

This is a guest post by Carla, which originally appeared on her blog Writing in Water, and appears here with her kind permission. A favourite tactic of critics of sexual violence surveys is to claim they inflate their results by … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Koss Critic Can't Get His Facts Right

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Ampersand

[Crossposted on “Alas” and on “TADA.” Non-feminists aren’t allowed to leave comments on this post on “Alas,” but anyone can leave a comment on “TADA.”] Jim Hopper makes a good point about Mary Koss’ rape prevalence research: ((I haven’t read … Continue reading →

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No, Ms Magazine Never “Hired” Mary Koss

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Ampersand

(This post is available on both “Alas” and “TADA.” No anti-feminists ((Including MRAs and including the folks from the “feminist critics” blog. )) in the comments on “Alas,” please.) On Yahoo Answers, I stumbled across this, which was part of … Continue reading →

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The US government's crime survey is severely underestimating rape prevalence

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Ampersand

[Trigger Warning! This post includes a sample question from a study which asked graphic questions about rape.] (I know that some “Alas” readers looked at the title of this blog post and said “well, no kidding: isn’t that obvious?” But … Continue reading →

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Response to Christina Hoff Sommers, part 3: Truths and Lies

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ampersand

In a speech, self-described “conservative feminist” Christina Hoff Sommers said: Let me turn to my second major objection to contemporary feminism: its reckless disregard for the truth. In doing research for my books, I looked carefully at some standard feminist … Continue reading →

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The IWF Attack On Rape Statistics

Posted on May 3, 2006 by Ampersand

In the National Review Online, and also on the IWF blog, IWF vice-prez Carrie Lukas critiques of Mary Koss’ groundbreaking study of rape prevalence. Lukas’ target is Koss’ finding that 1 in 4 college women has experienced either rape or … Continue reading →

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Women Who Don’t Call It Rape

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Ampersand

The Happy Feminist, Feministe, and The Debate Link have been discussing (seemingly) clear-cut rape cases in which the victim herself doesn’t agree she was raped. Here’s one of the examples from The Happy Feminist’s time as a prosecutor: Victim’s male … Continue reading →

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An "epidemic" of female teachers committing statutory rape?

Posted on December 21, 2005 by Ampersand

On a right-wing website, Joe Kovacs writes: The seeming U.S. epidemic of cases involving female teachers raping or molesting their students has been “sexported” Down Under, as Australia is experiencing a similar rash of cases. Kovacs goes on to list … Continue reading →

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Why don't they give up on attacking Koss already?

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Ampersand

In the comments to an earlier thread, Mousehounde wrote: As to the topic: I do not understand the fixation on trying to discredit Koss’ study. What difference does it make if the rate is not 1 in 4? So what … Continue reading →

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Has Mary Koss been "discredited"?

Posted on January 23, 2005 by Ampersand

(This post is a copy of an email I just sent to Glenn Sacks. Glenn Sacks is the host of “His Side,” a men’s rights radio show. Tonight’s guest was Hugo Schwyzer. I thought Hugo did a terrific job, but … Continue reading →

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