Direct quote from Jacinta Richardson in support of the Anti-Harassment policy: > Statistics say that 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted, and specifically

Direct quote from Jacinta Richardson in support of the Anti-Harassment policy: > Statistics say that 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted, and specifically 1 in 6 women will be raped in their lifetimes; ... > Let's assume there were 700 attendees at LCA, and 10% of those were women. That's 70 women, 25% of whom have been sexually assaulted, or 17 women. Ts'o was saying that, no, the 1 in 4 statistic is a) a result of dubious research, b) does not necessarily apply to a room full of strangers at a technology conference, and c) that using said statistic to push an agenda is misleading at best. No redefinition of rape involved. In fact, Ts'o cited a review of the 1 in 4 study that concludes the conductors of said research was doing exactly that: redefining the term "rape" to bloat the statistics.