Stuck in a Time Warp

You would think after the second and third waves of feminism, attitudes toward women and rape would change, but apparently they haven't changed a whole lot.

The Sigma Phi Epsilon survey validates many people's concerns that rape is normalized within the fraternity culture. Rape also happens in work places, churches, schools, and homes. Sexual violence is a crime that is perpetrated against women, men, teens, and children. The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2010, recently revealed results that confirm that sexual violence occurs in our communities at an alarming rate. Nearly one in five women surveyed said they had been raped or had experienced an attempted rape at some point in their lives, and one in four reported having been beaten by an intimate partner. One in six women reported being the victims of stalking.

The "rape culture" still exists. Women are continually told they need to live their lives in paranoia because "the men can't help it" and have to take precautions for their safety. Education should be aimed at men not to rape, to respect women. Women should have every right to move about whenever they want, wherever they want.