Girls are having sex, not because they want to, but because it is cool.

Teenage girls trapped in a web of mixed messages
January 5, 2006
Raunch culture is a product of society's double standards, writes Rachel Funari.

Ariel Levy has caused a stir with her recent book, Female Chauvinist Pigs, which argues that the rise of "raunch culture" is an indication that women are mistaking voyeurism for empowerment. One of many points Levy asserts is that our present climate of conservative values and sexualised media images leads to young women who are unable to tell the difference between their own sexual desire and their need to be liked and accepted.

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