Thread by @MichaelGLFlood

Sexual violence: It is comforting, but wrong, to think that only a tiny proportion of men ever commit sexual violence. Studies among men on US campuses find that anywhere from e.g. 1.6% in the last year to 25% by the end of 4th year in college have perpetrated sexual violence 1/4

International studies, similarly, find that significant proportions of men, from 2%, to 10%, to 51%, have ever used sexual violence against a woman. This survey (2011) finds that men’s lifetime reported use of SV was around 9% in most countries. icrw.org/publications/e… 2/4

So why do some men perpetrate sexual violence against women? Because of gender socialisation and gender inequalities, in particular. Because of sexual entitlement and gender-inequitable social norms. Authoritative review of scholarship on perpetration: xyonline.net/sites/xyonline… 3/4

Men’s rape of women: A study among over 10,000 men across 6 countries in Asia and the Pacific finds that the most common motivation for rape was sexual entitlement - men’s belief that they have the right to sex. Full report: partners4prevention.org/sites/default/… #WomensSafetySummit 4/4