Consent

Within the context of awareness work, consent differentiates consensual intercourse from sexual harassment, discrimination and violence. In the case of consent, all parties involved decide to participate in sexual activities freely and without coercion and can choose to stop at any time. One important prerequisite for consent is that all people are capable of giving their consent. People who are unconscious or sleeping are not capable of giving consent- This can also be affected by alcohol or other drugs. In higher education, it is particularly worth noting that power and dependency relations may also have a negative effect on someone’s ability or freedom to say no.

Source: Awareness Akademie