PEP Steering Committee Member, Amy Schalet, quoted in Cosmopolitan article on government funding of abstinence-only education and its impact

PEP Steering Committee Member, Amy Schalet, was quoted in Cosmopolitan article on government funding of abstinence-only education and its impact. The article outlines how state and federally funded abstinence-only sex education provides young men and women with not only incomplete information about sexual health, but also creates anxiety and fear about bodies and sexuality. Schalet comments that teaching girls to be passive about their sexual desires and needs "makes them vulnerable to a whole bunch of things that are not good for their sexual health." She concludes by adding these same teachings also normalize aggression in boys, and reinforces idea that boys are not responsible for their sexual behaviors. 

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