Given that all men should understand that either participant is legally entitled to revoke their consent during sex and ignoring that fact constitutes rape, that statistic is 15% too high.
Worryingly, the survey of 1000 people by peer-to-peer learning platform StudySoup also found that 12% of women admitted to the same belief.
Although the majority of respondents correctly agreed that either party is able to withdraw consent at any point during a sexual encounter, it does highlight the contentious misconceptions around the subject.
An excellent explanation of what defines consent went viral last year if you need a refresher on the topic. You can watch below.
