Girls are to blame for everything

That seems to be the wrong-headed thinking in some circles. What we need to do instead is teach our children that sexual harassment and sexual violence arise from an environment that does not treat girls and boys equally. 

IF it were not for one sharp-eyed mother, we would never have found out how deep the rot in our schools is. There it was, that page in a textbook blithely telling our Year Three girls what shame and horror await them if they forget to close the door while changing clothes.