Men have always been taught that they are supposed to be strong and sometimes even dominant over women. This being said if a male wants something (a woman or young girl) he will almost always go for her. Not only are males hearing this information but they are applying it to everything they do, including sexual assaults.
Hypermasculinity is a term for the exaggeration of male stereotypical behavior, such as an emphasis on strength, aggression, body hair and others this term also has to do with and extreme search for power. The majority of sexual assaults are due to the sense of power a male either has or is looking for when commiting that particular crime. However there are different cases where power and control are not the issue, but drugs or alcohol
There is absolutely a difference between male and female sexual assaulters. Even though both are considered wrong there is a difference in treatment and understanding that is highly noticeable. For example, when a male commits a crime such as sexual assault against a young female, the male is thought of as creepy or "messed up" whereas if a female does the same thing against a young male, the female isn't thought of as badly because according to society, males are more "dominating." Even though it's the same crime being committed, society judges the male more harshly just because of the "power" they have and the strenght they have to do it with.
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