Does Hyper-masculinity lead to Sexual Assault?

Despite the Canadian governments attempts to minimize sexual assault, if you walked onto a University, you will like hear the same problem. People are using date rape drugs and sexual assaults are still a problem. Despite people trying to teach girls how to be safe, were teaching girls the wrong message. "Stranger Danger" isn't the problem, the majority of rapes that happen are committed by someone who the victim knows. This could be an ex-boyfriend, a fellow classmate, or even one of your friends. In a census done at a university, 35% of men said they would commit sexual assault if they knew they could get away with it. This being said, is it the way women dress or act, or is it the way men perceive things growing up?

Could this be from natural instincts? Looking into the animal world, the "head" lion in a pride pretty well has his way with the females in the group. If he wants it he gets it, and anyone else has to fight him to get it. To men, it could be seen as a sort of prize to "tap" a certain girl, or it could be to show that they have power over females. All of these examples could be classified under Hyper-Masculinity. 

Hyper-Masculinity is the perception of a male that he is above others, that violence is "manly" and in some cases, is he wants it he gets it because it is his. But the overall question, Is Sexual Assault tied to Hyper-Masculinity? Another question leading off of that, how do men come into believing the perception that Hyper-Masculinity is necessarily that right way of living? Answering the second question first, this could be tracked to back when men are younger. Violent Cartoons or TV shows can lead to desensitization, therefore beginning the base attributes of Hyper-Masculinity. Next they may see or hear a negative depiction of women through media, such as "slut" or "whore" in music, or watching models on TV wearing next to nothing, etc. The possibilities of creating the perception that Hyper-Masculinity is the correct way to live, can begin in endless ways. However you can stop it from progressing into sexual assault in 20 minutes.

You can't teach a woman how to stop sexual assault from happening. You can show her how to prevent it, but its not her decision to be raped. That leaves one other option for stopping it from happening. You teach men that rape is wrong.  If they are taught that men are not "things" for their use, you can neutralize the possibility of it happening. So in the end, is Hyper-Masculinity related to Sexual Assault? In my opinion, yes it is.