I invite you to a drink because I want sex

Although it is inconceivable, 28% of Spanish university continues to use sexually coercive behavior, such as the 'invite a few drinks', to get to have sex with their partners, according to a new study reveals.

Its authors, Monica Romero-Sanchez and Jesus Lopez Megias, both from the University of Granada, recognize that "although this strategy may not be considered a sexual assault explicit conduct , the fact is that carries a weakened capacity of women to resist a non-consensual contact, enabling the aggressor to achieve its goal. "

Speaking to ELMUNDO.es the Megías professor acknowledges that the interest in carrying out this work arises because "Granada is one of the few cities in Spain that has a space provided by the City Council for young people gather to eat multitudinously alcohol, especially during the evenings on weekends. Knowing as relevant involvement of alcohol in the commission of sexual assault, we asked whether interaction situations such as those that occur weekly in the 'botellódromo' of our city, could be associated with this type of crime. "

This specialist insists that "anecdotal evidence and testimonials from our students so pointed. But also, we suspected that coercive behaviors associated with alcohol have much to do with not only the situation, but also the particular gender ideology children, specifically their degree of adherence to what in literature is known as 'myths about rape' or 'myths about sexual assault', false beliefs that somehow deny, minimize and justify sexual violence against women. "

It was then that "a line of research started with different studies are the first results of this work and we continue today with funding from the Ministry of Science and Innovation," he adds.