It's a bit of a catch 22 in that if you are not safe, if you are being objectified and preyed upon (as usual) it's very hard to gain that sexual self confidence. So yes, it can help change at least some men's behavior when women are more empowered but it's also really challenging to become empowered in such a toxic and dangerous environment. I was just reading an article about Russel Brand and how he really was not an outlier in any sense - but kind of a poster-boy for entitled, objectifying behavior that women were expected to tolerate with good grace, and punished and vilified when they objected to it. And since being "fuckable" is the thing that women are constantly told is the most important thing - no matter their other accomplishments, it's really an onslaught of messaging to "be cool" and to try to live up to the porn scenarios that are now ubiquitous - while at the same time trying not to be raped, or dehumanized entirely. That's some bullshit right there, and something that is very much the fault of masculine culture for treating women like some kind of sex-vending machines that they are entitled to.

I'll read the story a bit later today when I have more time.