Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--And What We Can Do about It

In the era of #metoo, a clear-eyed, sharp look at rape culture, sexual assault, harassment and violence against women--and what we can do about it.

A timely and brilliant book. (Jessica Valenti)

Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.

In Asking for It, Kate Harding combines in-depth research with a frank, no-holds-barred voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. From institutional failures in higher education to real-world examples of rape culture, Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a society, can take sexual violence much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.

Author: Kate Harding
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 08/25/2015
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780738217024
ISBN10: 0738217026
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sexual Abuse & Harassment
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory

About the Author
Kate Harding is the coeditor of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, coauthor of Lessons from the Fat-o-Sphere and a contributor to The Book of Jezebel. The cohost of the Feminasty podcast, she lives in Florida.