Consequently, as adults, females are unable to gauge both their own bodies' resistance to injury, and their own strength and power. Learning self-defense in schools and on the job would be a step towards alleviating women's vulnerability, as would providing girls and women with equal opportunities and encouragement to engage in sports. I was glad to hear that MIT set up a self-defense class for women. We haven t been taught that we need to be aggressive and protect our own bodies. The emotional training women receive also contributes to their inability to successfully fight back.
Women learn to be passive, nurturing, accepting and compliant.
Most rapists select victims they can intimidate and overpower. Most women are reluctant to challenge men's offensive behavior because of their emotional training and conditioning. One of the most important societal changes deals with how our justice system deals with rape. In other words, when a woman is raped, it is not uncommon that some of the blame and responsibility for the rape is put on her. This is probably one reason for the incredibly low conviction rate of rapists.