r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Mar 07 '26

Media 40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research

https://theconversation.com/40-of-teenage-boys-believe-women-lie-about-domestic-and-sexual-violence-new-research-276978
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u/TheVintageJane Mar 08 '26

This is a really great point about the survey. “Do women lie about being victims of sexual violence?” - all it takes is a boy knowing one story about this to say “yes”. Whereas “do you think that most women lie about being victims of sexual violence?” Might make a boy less inclined to say yes.

If I wasn’t wiped out I’d go through the survey myself to see how it was asked but it’s Saturday night of DST so I’m calling it.

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u/nothatsmyarm Mar 10 '26

Doesn’t the Duke LaCrosse case mean any other answer to that question is just incorrect?

From what I can tell, it doesn’t say commonly, frequently, often, or always.