Consent Laid Bare

This game-changing work about sex and consent that every woman - and man - should read, a battle cry from a generation no longer prepared to stay silent. When Chanel Contos asked followers on Instagram to share their stories of sexual assault, her post went viral. Almost 7000 people provided testimonies. Virtually none of these incidents had been reported to authorities. Why is sexual assault so widespread and rampant in an era of growing equality? Contos argues that when it comes to sex, we are still working with an outdated social contract that privileges men's pleasure at the expense of women's humanity. This book challenges the lingering inequality that reinforces this behaviour, and questions whether consent is possible in a world where female sexuality has been suppressed by influences such as porn, patriarchy, and entitlement.