Through a conceptual analysis of sexual agency, I consider the limitations and distortions of
what we typically recognize as agency and whom we recognize as agents. I argue that the …

Today, more than half of the world population is under the age of 25 years and one in four is
under age 18. The urgency of expanding access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education …

Objectives: Women constitute almost 50% of the world population and play a number of
roles in the community. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between sex …

While the sex-positive movement has made a significant contribution to the advancement of
women's sexuality, much of this work has emphasized 'positive liberty,'that is, women's …

Theorists disagree about how to define the concept of empowerment. This disagreement
extends to discussions of adolescent girls' sexual empowerment. Feminists struggle with …

Sexual education plays an essential role in preventing unplanned pregnancy and the
transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). School-based sexual education …

Abstract In England, the Children and Social Work Act (HMSO, 2017) bestowed compulsory
status on relationships and sex education (RSE), which means that young people's right to …

Qualitative interviews with 91 young people aged 13–18 in Bulgaria, Cyprus, England, Italy
and Norway explored their experiences of intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) …

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is increasingly accepted as the most preferred
way of structurally enhancing young peoples' sexual and reproductive well-being. A his …

It is commonly understood that people's sex lives and sexual orientation are private
concerns, preferably and properly restricted to intimate relationships. Paradoxically, these …