For generations, centuries even, women have bravely fought to be treated as the legal equals of men. Equal at home. Equal at work. Equal at the voting booth, in education, within finances, and by law. And so we have witnessed one of the greatest equal rights movements in history; with women emerging as victors and the rightful recipients of hard won equality. But whilst in many areas, the placards have been stowed away, with the pitchforks back in the shed; there still remains an area of society where women are not seen as the legal equals to men. It’s an issue nobody seems to want to change. In fact, many feminist and women rights groups have protested *against* efforts to correct this… And what I am talking about, is how it is still legally impossible for a woman to commit rape, by British law. That’s right. It doesn’t matter who she is, or how she commits this act; whether she uses a weapon, coercion, physical violence, drugs, alcohol, whatever it is, it is not considered ‘rape’, and (legally) never can be. This is true both by law, and also in academia. Meaning the Office for National Statistics’ definition of ‘rape’ is he same, and therefore our Government’s national Crime Survey simply has no idea how many men have experienced this crime, because they have literally never been asked (until this year, when that changes). So – Who wants full legal equality for women, including within criminal matters? And why are so few demanding it? What do you think? ~ YouGov Poll  

2026-05-07