Those numbers are horrifying and should bring shock to anyone who reads it. 1 out of every 10 women in this study who did not go through this training was raped in a one year period.
1 out of 10 women were raped in a one year period.
Even of those women who took the training, there were 1 out of 20 women raped.
Even if all 893 women had been given the training, that would mean that 44 of them were raped in the one year since the study began.
Now there may be arguments that what they claimed was rape may not have met a reasonable definition, but even at 10% of the total reported, that is still a very high number.
I can’t imagine a parent sending their daughter off to college knowing that there is a 10% or even 1% chance that she could be raped in any given school year.
I believe that forcible rape should be a capital offense. Not completely buying into the “rape culture” that many are espousing yet. I need to see better studies. But I will say this, the cesspools that Universities have become in terms of teaching morality and proper civilization probably have a lot to do with the attitude that many students have towards sexuality and power.
I can’t buy the numbers. They don’t pass a smell test...so this entire thing means nothing imo.
I’m all for educating them to examine their surroundings (environment as well as social circumstance and potential suitors) as well as training them in self defense and protective maneuvers.
No one should have to go through it.
And while the focus is on those attending colleges, there may not be an increase in chance of victimization simply because of attending a college.
It’s much more common than we know
I’ve never met an attractive woman that wasn’t sexually assaulted. Not all were “rape raped” but all were at least held and fondled unwillingly. Mostly at school or work during a moment alone with a male they knew. It rarely happens in the streets.
Most don’t talk about it because it’s very hard to produce evidence in such a case and they would rather move on