Sex Education

How can schools improve our understanding of consent, sexuality and sex positivity? In this episode, Amelia and Jessica are joined by sexology expert Dr Jacqueline Hendriks. The three discuss which topics feature in Australia’s sex education curriculum and what changes could be made to promote more respectful and meaningful sexual relationships. Starting sex education early [00:52]Differences between schools [04:03]Perceptions of sexual encounters as conquests [08:37]Sexual assault allegations in Canberra [09:27]Being inclusive of people identifying as LGBTIQ+ [11:58]Countries with exemplary sex education curricula [13:51]How is Jacqui’s research creating positive change? [16:44]Content Warning: This episode contains information about sexual assault.If you have experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment and feel you would like to speak to someone for support or information, 1800RESPECT (Phone: 1800 737 732) can provide counselling 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.If you are feeling unsafe right now, call 000.Learn moreTalk soon. Talk often. [.pdf]Hundreds of Sydney students claim they were sexually assaultedCurtin’s Introduction to Sexology Attitudes and Values unitConnect with our guestsDr Jacqueline Hendriks, School of Population Health, Curtin University Jacqui’s article in The ConversationJacqui’s Curtin profile and emailJacqui’s websiteQuestions or suggestions for future topicsEmail thefutureof@curtin.edu.auSocialshttps://twitter.com/curtinunihttps://www.facebook.com/curtinuniversityhttps://www.instagram.com/curtinuniversity/https://www.youtube.com/user/CurtinUniversityhttps://www.linkedin.com/school/curtinuniversity/ Curtin University supports academic freedom of speech. The views expressed in The Future Of podcast may not reflect those of Curtin University.Music: OKAY by 13ounce Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Music promoted by Audio Library.You can read the full transcript for the episode at https://thefutureof.simplecast.com/episodes/sex-education/transcript.