Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It

In the era of #metoo, a clear-eyed, sharp look at rape culture, sexual assault, harassment and violence against women--and what we can do about it.

"A timely and brilliant book." (Jessica Valenti)

Every seven minutes, someone in America commits a rape. And whether that's a football star, beloved celebrity, elected official, member of the clergy, or just an average Joe (or Joanna), there's probably a community eager to make excuses for that person.

In Asking for It, Kate Harding combines in-depth research with a frank, no-holds-barred voice to make the case that twenty-first-century America supports rapists more effectively than it supports victims. From institutional failures in higher education to real-world examples of rape culture, Harding offers ideas and suggestions for how we, as a society, can take sexual violence much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused.

• Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
• Transforming a Rape Culture
• We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out
• Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
• Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape
• The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and and How All Men Can Help
• The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
• I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape
• A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
• Ask: Building Consent Culture