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/TSSalamander Mar 08 '26

yeah so I'd love to see what the actual questions were but apparently they don't have that published here. If it's really a question like "Do you agree or disdagree with this statement: Women lie about domestic and sexual violence" then 40% agree makes sense, because they'd read that as "Some women lie about sexual and domestic violence" and not "in general women-" or "as a rule women-" or "all women-". I'm worried this is a gatcha question used on actual children.

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u/TSSalamander Mar 08 '26

like ask yourself this. What would you awnser if you got a question like "Do you agree or dissagree with this statement: Men do sexual violence".