Consent Laid Bare

Publisher's description:
In 2021, Chanel Contos posted on Instagram asking people to share their stories of sexual assault during their schooling years. This post unexpectedly went viral, and almost 7000 people sent in testimonies describing behavior that constitutes rape. Virtually none of these instances were reported, and almost all of them were by people they knew.

How and why is this happening in an era of growing equality? Chanel Contos argues that when it comes to sex, we are still working with an outdated social contract that privileges men’s pleasure at the expense of women’s humanity.

Consent Laid Bare challenges the lingering inequality that reinforces this behavior. It asks if consent is possible in a world where female sexuality has been hijacked by forces such as porn, patriarchy, and male entitlement. It gives girls and women the encouragement to seek sex that is truly enjoyable and equips them with the information they need to properly consent. It asks boys and men to become advocates for sex centered around intimacy rather than fueled by aggression.

Author: Chanel Contos

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback

Pages: 368

Published: 12 September 2023

ISBN: 9781760988128