Citation

White D, Rees G. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(3): 360-368.

Affiliation

Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214526309

PMID

24742870

Abstract

Despite decades of feminist-inspired law reforms, rape remains highly prevalent. While many continue to fight for broad cultural and institutional changes, some argue that more immediate interventions are required. Self-defense techniques represent a key strategy of resistance to rape, and empirical evidence suggests that women's active resistance may hold a number of positive benefits. In this essay, we compare the aims and objectives of a novel anti-rape technology, known as the Rape-aXe, with traditional self-defense techniques, focusing upon the potential for both to resist individual acts of sexual aggression and, more broadly, end gendered sexual violence.

Language: en