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In 2020 I became involved with a project that surveyed & reported on sexual harassment and sexual assault in the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu community.
The survey collected 1500 responses from 50 countries and the resulting report needed to be presented in a clear, unbiased and tactful way. I handled every visual aspect of the report — art direction, page layout, and chart creation.
With 66 pages and 49 figures, this was one of the largest and most meaningful projects I've worked on to date.
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In 2021 the BJJ community witnessed a long overdue #metoo moment. After one or two serious accusations towards well-known figures surfaced, dozens of other women were inspired to share their own stories of sexual harassment and sexual assault from members of the community.
As a response, much of the online community became defensive, suggesting that, because BJJ is a full contact grappling sport, many sexual assaults could just be attributed to misunderstandings or sloppy technique. I realized I needed to dig back into the data and build some visuals that I couldn't fit into the original report.
This infographic highlights two points:
• Assaulters and harassers overwhelming target new or lower ranked people.
• Sexual assaults are not misunderstandings.
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