How misogynistic uniform policies internalise victim blaming in school

*Trigger warning: Contains themes of rape and sexual assault*

Soma Sara, founder of anti-rape movement Everyone’s Invited, discusses some of the harmful myths about sex and consent that are normalised in school, how this can affect our attitude to sex later in life, and perpetuate rape culture.

Soma calls misogynistic uniform policies like measuring girls’ school skirts with rulers “disturbing”, as it teaches girls from an early age that their bodies are something to be ashamed of.

Soma’s book, Everyone’s Invited, is out now.

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