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Sexual Terrorism is a system where males frighten women, which results in them feeling like they are being controlled and dominated. “Its target is females of all ages, races, and classes." Sexual terrorism includes nonviolent sexual intimidation and the threat of violence as well as overt sexual violence. There are different types of sexual terrorism: rape, wife abuse, sexual abuse of children and sexual harassment. Cultures and societies shape these inequalities on individuals. The fear of sexual terrorism that women experience is different from that of a male. For example, a woman at a laundromat at night is afraid and a man at an ATM machine late at night is also afraid. However, the fear that women face is different from that of men. The woman fears being sexually assaulted as apposed to the man, who fears being robbed or even attacked. Women have a constant fear of rape when they are alone. However, the majority of men in society do not have a fear of rape and do not even think about getting raped. There are different types of sexual terrorism. The one that I think is very common in our society is sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is sometimes defined as “the unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power.” It is an attempt to coerce an unwilling person into a sexual relationship, to subject a person to unwanted attention or to punish a refusal to comply.
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