Brochures handed out to immigrants explain what is allowed and what is not in Denmark. Among other things, it is pointed out specifically that it is "not OK" for men to touch strange women "on the breasts or butt."
Furthermore, the material also dwells on the issue of equality, describing equal rights and the right to equal pay. Additionally, it says that it is not dishonorable for men in Denmark to do the vacuuming or the washing-up.
"There is a huge need for sex education and the teaching of gender identity among asylum-seekers. We have already done a lot, but we lack resources to live up to the high demand," Marianne Lomholt, national manager at the Sex and Society Foundation said.
"Among the teachers, there is a broad agreement that asylum-seekers are a target group that can be most difficult to address," school principal Marielle Verriere said.
In 2015, Norway pioneered sexual education for the new arrivals in an attempt to bridge the gap between feminist locals and asylum-seekers from more conservative and patriarchal societies, who are prone to misinterpreting Western women's behavior. In contrast, Denmark's northern neighbor Sweden attempted to downplay the role of migrants in sexual attacks in order to avoid stigmatizing newcomers as potential rapists and thus playing into the hands of anti-immigrant politicians. Previously, Swedish police and media were accused of covering up mass sexual assaults allegedly committed by refugees at summer music festivals.
