In recent years, a flurry of apps have emerged aiming to tackle sexual violence either through support, protection or reporting to police – but many are clumsy and misjudged. Stories of sexual assault continue to dominate headlines, as do demands that something must change.
If you’re a man and you can’t quite believe the statistics about sexual violence, then go back to the women in your life and ask them. Is it because it hasn’t happened, or they just haven’t told you, says Lucrezia Spagnolo, founder of VESTA, a platform to help survivors of sexual assault. “Don’t take my word for it – speak to them.”