Outcomes

The following are key takeaways from the interviews:

• Lewie and Pierano both qualify their narratives as only being a part of the Ohio State experience, frequently stating that even though they had a particular experience that it does not mean it was universal around Ohio State's campus.
• Lewie and Pierano both make a point to acknowledge that they are cis white women and that they must intentionally seek out other perspectives to ensure their advocacy work is as intersectional and accessible as possible.
• Pierano does not identify as doing “activism;” instead she emphasizes her advocacy — I believe this is due to her positionality as a current staff member. Lewie, however, does identify with doing activism.*

*Distinguishing activism and advocacy: Lewie and Pierano do similar work advocating for and with survivors; however, I am distinguishing their work with these two words because this is how they have self-labeled their own work.

Obstacles identified by Pierano

The following obstacles were identified by Pierano as interfering with or inhibiting her anti-rape advocacy:

• Students do not typically know what rights they have under Title IX.
• Staff working to capacity cannot dedicate the time to create additional educational programming around other protected classes.
• Federal guidelines can drastically change policy and procedures at Ohio State without much input from those working in the university's Title IX Office.

Obstacles identified by Lewie

The following obstacles were identified by Lewie as interfering with or inhibiting her student anti-rape activism:

• Registering It's On Us as an active student organization.
• General lack of awareness by the student body of support resources on campus.
• Support resources on campus lack of capacity to meet the needs of all Ohio State's students, staff, and faculty.
• Stresses how more individuals need to get involved with local, state and federal politics to push for more survivor- and consent-friendly legislation.

Pierano and Lewie’s work has both aided in the culmination of the following results:

• Registration holds for incoming students if they do not complete the student sexual misconduct prevention education online course: “U Got This!”
• On-campus partnership with the Sexual Assault Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO) as a confidential resource.