To truly learn from this case, we must accept that the crimes of Dominique Pelicot were not committed in a vacuum.
- Professor of Education, University of York
Sexual harassment and violence are widespread in universities, and in everyday life. For that to change, the culture has to first.
‘Laddish’ behaviour at university can’t easily be challenged without understanding the origins of harassment and abuse in schools.
Teenagers’ opinions about when violence is acceptable or not can be influenced by the way they perceive men and women and the relationships between them. Simply telling young people that violence is wrong…
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