6 executives depart RAINN following employee allegations of racism and sexism at the organization
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, America's most prominent anti-sexual-violence organization, has lost six executives in the weeks since Insider published an
In the wake of Insider's investigation, Berkowitz wrote a message to RAINN staff confirming most of the departures and announcing a full-scale investigation of the group's workplace culture by a firm that specializes in workplace misconduct. In adirected at"friends of RAINN," Berkowitz wrote that he was"sorry for the impact this article may have had" on the group's supporters and pledged to redouble RAINN's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
In previous statements to Insider, RAINN accused the current and former employees of providing"incomplete, misleading, and defamatory" information about"a handful of long-outdated and disproven allegations." But despite vigorously pushing back in its communications to Insider, including through legal representatives, RAINN's communications with supporters and staffers in the wake of the story have acknowledged that it has room to improve. In oneto supporters, Berkowitz wrote that the story"might have been painful to read and may have challenged your faith in RAINN and our leadership, including me.
In February, Insider reported that one survivor told his story of military sexual assault to a RAINN staffer for an article set to appear on the organization's website. The survivor and the RAINN employee who worked with him told Insider they believed his story was pulled because RAINN didn't want to jeopardize its contract to run the Department of Defense's Safe Helpline.
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