Lavoyer:Rape Culture

Sexualised violence is frighteningly omnipresent in our society. Almost every woman is affected by it.
In this disturbing book, media-renowned expert on sexualised violence and bestselling author Agota Lavoyer explains that it is not only the extent of sexualised violence in our society that is a scandal, but also the way we deal with it. We live in a rape culture that allows men to be abusive and that devalues and blames those affected.
blames those affected. Women attend self-defence courses while we excuse men with the argument "boys will be boys" and ignore the causes of the problem:
The widespread sexist and women-devaluing beliefs and our ideas of masculinity.
Lavoyer takes a sharp look at how we deal with sexualised violence. Combining statistics and research with numerous examples from popular culture, law enforcement and media coverage, she dispels common myths and shows that sexualised violence is not an aberration or misunderstanding, but part of the toxic construct of patriarchal masculinity that continues to shape our society.
This book is a long overdue outcry and an eye-opener, but also a call to us all. Conditions can be changed if society works to overcome sexism and misogyny.