Esther Warkov (activist)

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Esther Warkov
Nationality American
Education Estancia High School
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Known forCo-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).

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Activism

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]

Musical research

Warkov has published many scholarly articles, recordings, articles, and reviews on how music is related to society, especially music from Irish, Welsh, and Middle Eastern cultures. [8] [9] Her work is featured on the Jewish Music Research Centre website. [10] Her music research and musical recordings have been cited in several academic books and papers. [11] [12] [13] [14]

Biography

Warkov graduated from high school when she was 16 and has three music degrees: a bachelor's degree in music from the University of California, a Fulbright scholar with a master's degree in music from the University of Wales, and also a doctorate in ethnomusicology from Israel with a specialty in Middle Eastern music. She has received many fellowships and awards, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant for 'ud study. For many years she also worked as an independent music instructor.

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References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Claire (2014-07-22). "In handling rape, high schools are worse than colleges". Aljazeera America. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  2. ↑ Brown, Emma (2016-01-17). "Sexual violence isn't just a college problem. It happens in K-12 schools, too". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Combatting Sexual Harassment and Assault in Schools | Jewish Women's Archive". jwa.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  4. ↑ "SSAIS in the media". Stop Sexual Assault in Schools.
  5. ↑ "#MeTooK12 Campaign". Stop Sexual Assault in Schools.
  6. ↑ Warkov, Esther (2023-01-21). "As #MeTooK12 Turns 4, Students Can't Wait for Adults to Make Change". Ed Post.
  7. ↑ Warkov, Esther (2023-02-05). "Combating K-12 Sexual Harassment and Violence: How Far Have We Come?". Ms.
  8. ↑ "esther warkov | Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Academia.edu". huji.academia.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
  9. ↑ Warkov, Esther. "Dissertation Examples: Esther Warkov". University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives.
  10. ↑ "Jewish Professional Musicians in Iraq and Israel, Revisited". Jewish Music Research Centre.
  11. ↑ Rice, Timothy (2016-04-22). Ethnomusicological Encounters with Music and Musicians: Essays in Honor of Robert Garfias. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN   9781317140566.
  12. ↑ Brauch, Julia; Lipphardt, Anna (2016-05-06). Jewish Topographies: Visions of Space, Traditions of Place. Routledge. p. 325. ISBN   9781317111016.
  13. ↑ Williams, Sean; Ó Laoire, Lillis (2011). Bright Star of the West: Joe Heaney, Irish Song Man. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780199893713.
  14. ↑ Dori, Dafna (2022). The Brothers Al-Kuwaity and the Iraqi Song 1930–1950. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN   978-91-513-1538-6.
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