Episode 47 - MEN, LET'S TALK ABOUT CONSENT

Adv Ben Winks joined me to discuss, firstly, how the law needs to be reformed, urgently, in order to change the legal requirements of what constitutes consent.Secondly, in addition to legal reform, there are important social tropes and stereotypes that contribute to rape culture and that need to be addressed in a bottom-up manner within our homes, schools, and the wider communities and social structures within which we are embedded. How do we socialise boys and men to behave differently so that we stop harming others and ourselves, and ultimately so that we have a fighting chance in the battles against both gender-based violence and the many toxic masculinities?