02-10-2012, 11:11 PM
Without getting overly involved in this thread, there is a common meme here that needs to be excised. The idea that 1 in 4 women will experience a sexual assault in college is entirely bogus: it would suggest that American colleges are more dangerous than the slums in Rio. It is derived from a study that asked women about certain behaviors, and the researcher then defined them as assaults, whether the respondent did or not. (For instance: a lot of women said that they'd had intercourse when they didn't really want to. That was defined as a rape. The main reason why they gave in was persistent asking by their sexual partner which, I think many agree, is a pretty common behavior.)
The true number is something closer to 21/100,000, with some studies showing slightly higher and some slightly lower rates. In the U.S. military, sexual assault is measured In full percentages, and 15% of female vets report some kind of sexual assault (though the rape rate is much much lower).
The true number is something closer to 21/100,000, with some studies showing slightly higher and some slightly lower rates. In the U.S. military, sexual assault is measured In full percentages, and 15% of female vets report some kind of sexual assault (though the rape rate is much much lower).