Sexual trauma can happen in many ways, and it doesn’t always involve physical force. Sexual coercion, for example, happens when someone pressures or manipulates you into having sexual contact when you ...

Sexual coercion is when a person pressures, tricks, threatens, or manipulates someone into sex. It is a type of sexual assault because even if someone says yes, they are not giving their consent ...

Along with words like “gaslighting” and “trigger,” “sexual coercion” is a term that gained traction out of the #MeToo movement, highlighting the importance of language to articulate the nuance of ...

Jayne Lucke is the Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society receives funding from diverse ...

In 2019, the possibility of the government gaining control over women’s reproductive health often feels too close for comfort. But as people across the United States fight to maintain the right to ...

For conservatives, government coercion is the bane of political life in America. As members of the self-styled anti-government party, they very much are interested in making the case that coercion is ...

Coercion is one of those things that can be considered a gray area for many people. In this day and age when everyone throws around terms like “narcissist” and “gaslighting” without regard for their ...

Workplace coercion can change the value and belief system of an organization and create an unhealthy work environment. When organizations allow workplace coercion to run rampantly, employees may ...