Women’s rights groups are sounding the alarm about President Donald Trump’s nominee to head a key federal agency charged with reducing violence against women. Shannon Lee Goessling, a Republican, is under consideration to lead the Office on Violence Against Women, which administers grants to support victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Advocates say Goessling has limited experience working in the domestic violence field, and has a history of opposing rights for LGBTQ people and immigrants. Smeal noted that domestic violence affects people of all classes, ethnic groups and backgrounds. “We have learned a lot about sexual assault and other violence against women in the intervening decades,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post March 04, 2019 23:37 UTC