About this talk

Join Australian activist, and MPP alumna (2025), Chanel Contos in conversation with Philippa Webb, Professor of Public International Law, to discuss her new book Consent Laid Bare. In an era of growing equality on many fronts, Contos argues that when it comes to sex, we are all still working with an outdated social contract that privileges men's pleasure at the expense of humanity. In Consent Laid Bare, Chanel challenges the rampant inequality that reinforces violent behavior and questions whether consent is possible in a world where female sexuality has been hijacked and suppressed by influences such as porn, patriarchy and male entitlement. It offers girls and women encouragement to see the forces that influence us all as they seek the source of their ‘desires’. Chanel's message of fostering empathy is especially urgent in the face of rising rates of toxic messages about masculinity and manhood that are targeting our young men. The event is followed by a drinks reception.

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