Sexual assault in Argentina is considered a matter of serious concern which frequently engenders a great deal of heated debate. It is widely claimed that the number of sexual crimes against women has proliferated over the last few years. It is the aim of this essay to examine the factors that might increase the risk of sexual offences against women in order to try to find possible solutions to stop rising rate of sexual crimes.
From a cultural point of view, schools and parents should teach their children gender equality. It is a common belief that children grow up within a chauvinist society where women are seen as the weak sex. Regrettably, society appears to have instilled the belief that men are superior and more intelligent than women. Both men and women seemed to have perpetuated the myth that ‘women are responsible for the home, for the children and for their partner.’ Furthermore, many men were imparted from very early that if a girl or woman is dressed seductively, she is trying to get sexual attention by arousing men. These events may make men feel that they are powerful enough to …show more content…
As stated by John Conyers, Jr., a US congressman, "it’s not enough for women to speak out on the issue – for the message to be strong and consistent, women’s voices must be backed up by men’s.” This would mean that lowering the rate of sexual crimes is not just a women’s issue. Instead, men should unite in women’s fighting against sexual violence by ensuring that they are afforded the same respect as men in order to cease with the idea that they have power over women. In addition, Jackson Katz, a US activist on issues of gender and violence, stresses the need to address men to the problem of tackling the rise in sexual abuse. Otherwise, men seem to be given an excuse not to take action when sexual violence against women is considered a “women’s
From a cultural point of view, schools and parents should teach their children gender equality. It is a common belief that children grow up within a chauvinist society where women are seen as the weak sex. Regrettably, society appears to have instilled the belief that men are superior and more intelligent than women. Both men and women seemed to have perpetuated the myth that ‘women are responsible for the home, for the children and for their partner.’ Furthermore, many men were imparted from very early that if a girl or woman is dressed seductively, she is trying to get sexual attention by arousing men. These events may make men feel that they are powerful enough to …show more content…
As stated by John Conyers, Jr., a US congressman, "it’s not enough for women to speak out on the issue – for the message to be strong and consistent, women’s voices must be backed up by men’s.” This would mean that lowering the rate of sexual crimes is not just a women’s issue. Instead, men should unite in women’s fighting against sexual violence by ensuring that they are afforded the same respect as men in order to cease with the idea that they have power over women. In addition, Jackson Katz, a US activist on issues of gender and violence, stresses the need to address men to the problem of tackling the rise in sexual abuse. Otherwise, men seem to be given an excuse not to take action when sexual violence against women is considered a “women’s