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Where no force is being used during a sexual activity, can a “weak” woman rape a “stronger” man?
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conclusions
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"Healthier representations of sex"
References
McKeever, N. ‘Can a Woman Rape a Man and Why Does It Matter?’ Criminal Law, Philosophy 13, 599–619 (2019) <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-018-9485-6> Cahill AJ. ‘Foucault, Rape, and the Construction of the Feminine Body’ Hypatia (2000) <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2000.tb01079.x> Pilkington V., Bendall S., Rice S., Salter M., Wilson M.J, Seidler Z., ‘Barriers and Facilitators for Sexual Trauma Disclosure in Boys and Men: A Systematic Review’ Trauma Violence Abuse (2025) < https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15248380251325210> Walker G., ‘Everyman or a Monster? The Rapist in Early Modern England, c.1600–1750’ (2013) History Workshop Journal 76 Severs, G. J., ‘Male rape: survivors, support and the law in late twentieth-century England and Wales’ (2024) History Workshop Journal 97 <https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbae002> Gibson M, ‘Deceptive Sexual Relations: A Theory of Criminal Liability’ (2020) 40(1) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 82.
References
Crown Prosecution Service, ‘More to Do to Tackle Rape Misconceptions and Lack of Understanding of Consent, CPS Survey Finds’ (26 January 2024)Carol Murray, Carlos Calderón and Joaquín Bahamondes, ‘Modern Rape Myths: Justifying Victim and Perpetrator Blame in Sexual Violence’ (2023) 20(3) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1663. West S, Bewley C, Withers-Green L and Carlisle E, Sexual Violence: A Snapshot of Those Harming LGBT+ People (Galop 2023). Pugh B, Canan S, Becker P and Jozkowski KN, ‘Comparing and Predicting Rape Acknowledgment Between Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Categories’ (2025) 40(9–10) Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2006 Ng K, ‘Japan Redefines Rape and Raises Age of Consent in Landmark Move’ BBC News (16 June 2023). Scutt JA, ‘Reform and the Law of Rape: Common Law and Continental Directions’ (1978) 11(1) Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 1.
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CLA News
Sexual Offences Act: still relevant today ?
DEBATE
BREAKING
SOA
CLA News
Historical dimension
Feminism
DEBATE
BREAKING
CLA News
Historical dimension
Sexism
DEBATE
BREAKING
CLA News
Male victim misrepresentation
False statistics
DEBATE
BREAKING
CLA News
Male victim misrepresentation
In the media
DEBATE
BREAKING
CLA News
Predominance of female victims
Women's protection
DEBATE
BREAKING
Do men typically hesitate to recognize themselves as rape victims ?
Public Opinion
?%
?%
Where no force is being used during a sexual activity, can a “weak” woman rape a “stronger” man?
Public Opinion
?%
?%
CLA News
Hesitance of male victims
Social norms
DEBATE
BREAKING
CLA NEWS
Different interpretation of sexual victimisation
Reform ?
Penile Penetration causing a unique form of risk: Pregnancy
Enormous social and legal weight of "rape"
CLA News
Reform
Label confusion ?
USA reforms 1970's
'Significant variation in public opinions on the crime’s severity'
Criminologist Megan Augustyn
Reform
South Africa
International Approach
Info
conclusions
Social change through education
"Healthier representations of sex"
References
McKeever, N. ‘Can a Woman Rape a Man and Why Does It Matter?’ Criminal Law, Philosophy 13, 599–619 (2019) <https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-018-9485-6> Cahill AJ. ‘Foucault, Rape, and the Construction of the Feminine Body’ Hypatia (2000) <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2000.tb01079.x> Pilkington V., Bendall S., Rice S., Salter M., Wilson M.J, Seidler Z., ‘Barriers and Facilitators for Sexual Trauma Disclosure in Boys and Men: A Systematic Review’ Trauma Violence Abuse (2025) < https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15248380251325210> Walker G., ‘Everyman or a Monster? The Rapist in Early Modern England, c.1600–1750’ (2013) History Workshop Journal 76 Severs, G. J., ‘Male rape: survivors, support and the law in late twentieth-century England and Wales’ (2024) History Workshop Journal 97 <https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbae002> Gibson M, ‘Deceptive Sexual Relations: A Theory of Criminal Liability’ (2020) 40(1) Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 82.
References
Crown Prosecution Service, ‘More to Do to Tackle Rape Misconceptions and Lack of Understanding of Consent, CPS Survey Finds’ (26 January 2024)Carol Murray, Carlos Calderón and Joaquín Bahamondes, ‘Modern Rape Myths: Justifying Victim and Perpetrator Blame in Sexual Violence’ (2023) 20(3) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 1663. West S, Bewley C, Withers-Green L and Carlisle E, Sexual Violence: A Snapshot of Those Harming LGBT+ People (Galop 2023). Pugh B, Canan S, Becker P and Jozkowski KN, ‘Comparing and Predicting Rape Acknowledgment Between Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Categories’ (2025) 40(9–10) Journal of Interpersonal Violence 2006 Ng K, ‘Japan Redefines Rape and Raises Age of Consent in Landmark Move’ BBC News (16 June 2023). Scutt JA, ‘Reform and the Law of Rape: Common Law and Continental Directions’ (1978) 11(1) Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa 1.
Thank you for attentively listening!
Bridgerton Netflix Series
Netflix’s Bridgerton raises criticism about sexual consent.
Artwork by Anusha Kav
Outdated sexist ideas ?
Re Attorney-General’s Reference (No1 of 1989)
Harmful masculinity social norms
CDC survey : The number of men and women raped in the last 12 months were identical, though men were hesitant in describing it as such !
Victims of sexual violence are mainly women
Sexual Offences Act 2013
Post-apartheid constitutional values
Fueled by the feminist movement