Cate Blanchett has a message for mankind about fashion, consent and sexist double standards – and it’s definitely one we can all get behind.

For many women, wolf-whistling and catcalling are seen as a form of misogynistic harassment, so much so that a police force in England recently reclassified them as hate crimes against women. Yet, despite this, it’s thought that only 344 out of every 1,000 cases of sexual assault gets reported to authorities, meaning roughly two thirds of incidents will never be investigated.

There are a multitude of reasons for this, many of which have been detailed on Twitter using the viral #WhyWomenDontReport hashtag. One of the most common, though, is that “society’s first response Is to insult/belittle/embarrass/blame/discredit the victim”, or be generally dismissive of what they have to say.

It’s no surprise, then, that many women find themselves under close scrutiny when they speak up – and that the way they dress, or style their hair, or do their make-up is somehow made out to be at fault.

“Look at what you’re wearing – what do you expect?”

Cate Blanchett’s badass message to the men who think women dress for them