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Conclusion

Rape is an ‘essentially contested category',[233] infused through and through with political meaning and norms about gender performances. This is why any diminution of sexual violence will require the political, ideological and discursive labour of every global citizen.

Sexual violence and the fear of violation are embedded in women's lives. This is not because of any innate tendency in men; it is not only because of socialisation. Rape thrives in situations of structural inequality. In the modern period, compulsory heterosexuality, marriage vows and the gendered division of labour have been particularly effective ways of controlling women. Obviously, there is an urgent need to reform the legal system so that more rapists are identified, convicted and punished for their crimes but, in the final analysis, political attempts to reduce and finally eliminate sexual aggression must start with the main perpetrators. Rape is a crisis of manliness; its eradication is a matter for men - for a radically different conception of agency and masculinity.

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Source: Edwards Louise, Penn Nigel, Winter Jay (eds.). The Cambridge World History of Violence. Volume 4: 1800 to the Present. Cambridge University Press,2020. — 676 p.. 2020

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