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The reporting system that sexual assault survivors want

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Jessica Ladd |

TED2016

• February 2016

We don't have to live in a world where 99 percent of rapists get away with it, says TED Fellow Jessica Ladd. With Callisto, a new platform for college students to confidentially report sexual assault, Ladd is helping survivors get the support and justice they deserve while respecting their privacy concerns. "We can create a world where there's a real deterrent to violating the rights of another human being," she says.

We don't have to live in a world where 99 percent of rapists get away with it, says TED Fellow Jessica Ladd. With Callisto, a new platform for college students to confidentially report sexual assault, Ladd is helping survivors get the support and justice they deserve while respecting their privacy concerns. "We can create a world where there's a real deterrent to violating the rights of another human being," she says.

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Donate to Callisto and directly assist in the development of technology to combat sexual assault and harassment.

Nominate a college to adopt the sexual assault reporting system Callisto. The more nominations a school gets, the higher priority they'll be for outreach.

About the speaker

Jessica Ladd

Founder of Callisto

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Jessica Ladd is using technology to combat sexual assault, empower survivors and advance justice.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Donate to Callisto and directly assist in the development of technology to combat sexual assault and harassment.

Nominate a college to adopt the sexual assault reporting system Callisto. The more nominations a school gets, the higher priority they'll be for outreach.