Tools for Teens to Call Out Sexual Violence
A sex ed teacher talks about how young people can try to keep themselves safe from sexual assault and be allies to others.
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April 13, 2021, 4:57 p.m. ET
I was making lunch when my 17-year-old son sat down at the kitchen table. “Hey Mom, is this real?” he asked, and showed me an Instagram post that read: “
97% of young women have experienced sexual harassment. If you are surprised, then you’re probably not listening.”
I asked to take a closer look and he handed me his phone. The statistic wasn’t completely accurate but it was close. It was pulled from a British study that found that among women aged 18 to 24, 86 percent had been harassed in public spaces, 3 percent didn’t recall ever having experienced sexually harassing behavior, and 11 percent chose not to answer the question. There was more to the post; when I swiped left, it demanded:
The world can be a dangerous place, but why is it a woman s place to be cautious and carry Mace? Here is the scene. You are walking home with a key gripped tightly in your hand, only one earphone in and a friend has your location. You check your surroundings and walk fast. Does this sound familiar? Women know this system all too well, but it is not bullet-proof.
We are taught from a young age to always be aware of our surroundings, to be careful of what we wear and avoid being an easy target. A simple Google search pulls up thousands of safety tips for women, pink self-defense key chains and survival guides in the event you are kidnapped. Of course, anyone could be a victim of crime and fear of going places alone should not have to be a concern for anyone, but according to the World Health Organization, women are more likely than men to be subjected to physical and/or sexual violence.
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Over the past year, child and sexual abuse hotlines have reported significant increases in call and message volume, and emergency room physicians have reported seeing more severe child-abuse-related injuries than in a typical year.
For the first time this past year, more than half of the visitors to the National Sexual Assault Hotline were minors.