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What is rape? Despite #MeToo, few really know

Globally, one in three women experience physical or sexual violence, according to the U.N. Women agency. [Courtesy]

A woman cannot change her mind once sex has started. If she flirts on a date, she cannot cry rape later - even if she hasn’t consented to sex. And pushing a woman into intercourse but stopping short of physical violence does not equal rape.

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