What really needs to change to make women feel safe?

On my first day of university, back in 2008, I was, along with the hundreds of students in my cohort, made to attend a mandatory ‘sex awareness’ lecture. Among the standard sketches acted out by older students on the dangers of STIs, there was a brief moment dedicated to other forms of safety. “Ladies, watch your drinks,” they said. “Ladies, make sure you don’t walk home alone. Ladies, here is your rape alarm.” I waited and waited, and what I wanted them to say never came. They never said: “Gentlemen, don’t spike a woman’s drink. Gentlemen, make the walk home… Read Full Article