I figured I’d just post my really rough outline for the advocacy paper.
Advocacy Paper: Outline
Education to Prevent Sexual Assault/Rape
Intro:
- Facts about Rape and Sexual Assault
- 1 in 4 women will be victims of rape or attempted rape before they graduate from college
- 80% of sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim-survivor knows
- 48.8% of college women who are victims of rape do not consider their assault to be rape
- Only 16% of rapes are ever reported to police
Rape Culture
- Tell victims how to protect themselves but don’t teach rapists not to rape
- Athletes getting away with sexual assault
- Communities sending hate mail to victim and supporting rapists
- Politicians not understanding what rape is and saying things like:
- Girls don’t get pregnant from “legitimate rape”
- Some girls are just “rape easy”
- Requiring transvaginal ultrasound of a rape victim seeking an abortion
Education
- REASEARCH
- Shows education helps prevent sexual assault/rape
- Need to teach about consent
- Studies etc.
“Proposal”
- Since college kids are the “future” a way to educate them is having a mandatory class that teaches students about sexual assault and rape
- Include more details on how this could help change the meaning of our “rape culture”
- Learn more about what it means to be a victim
- Learn more about what it means to be a rapists
Conclusion