One hope from #MeToo was that it was sparking these conversations — at social gatherings, within families, in the education system — to move the needle forward in terms of understanding sexual consent. The percentage of Canadians surveyed in April who fully understood what it means to give consent dropped to 28 from 33 per cent in 2015. One in two women in Canada has felt pressured to consent to unwanted sexual activity, and two-thirds (67 per cent) have received unwanted attention, it found. So consent in practice where relationships are fraught is about “yes” but it also requires a little more consideration of what “yes” really looks like. Senior says #MeToo didn’t spark the issue of sexual assault, it was a reflection of what was already going on.

Source: thestar May 22, 2018 20:48 UTC