Esther Warkov (activist)
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Esther Warkov | |
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| Education | Estancia High School |
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| Known for | Co-Founder & Executive Director of SSAIS |
Esther Warkov is an American activist and researcher who has authored books and articles on music and ethnomusicology. She and her husband Joel Levin co-founded a national nonprofit Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (SSAIS).
Warkov and Levin started SSAIS in 2015 after their daughter was raped on a school field trip.[1][2][3] The nonprofit educates K-12 students and parents about Title IX protections and how to advocate for safe schools free from the damaging effects of sexual harassment and assault. As the first national nonprofit dedicated to educating the public about K-12 sexual harassment, SSAIS drew wide national attention, appearing in over 200 media reports.[4] In January 2018, SSAIS launched the #MeTooK12 spinoff of the #MeToo movement to raise awareness of the widespread prevalence of sexual harassment in K-12 schools.[5][6][7]