In a sexual situation or in person how would you saying “maybe” stop you from being assaulted???

This is very important. Especially in a sexual situation, You need to reject and say "no" to get your non consent across. It's the first thing the judge will want to know and it's vital if you ever want to seek justice. You cannot say "I said maybe" and expect even a douchebag of a guy or girl to take that as non consent even if your body language gives it off. There are bad people in this world who want and will take advantage of you, you need to speak your boundaries clear.

We get sometimes no doesn't work and it's so horrible! but how will you know if you don't say it. It is your verbal and legal defence! It severes your ties with that person and if they are unwantingly persistent you have at the back of your mind "I told him no, I am no longer apart of this and I am protected by law". You cannot say that when you continue to tell them "maybe". Even though its not a clear yes, it's not a clear no either and they will persist even though its wrong. I don't condone it at all but you can't lead them on then think ghosting them is going to magically make the bad people say "oh well" because they will follow up

(For some reason i feel like saying we should say no will get this downvoted. Even though I speak to both genders, I feel like most women nowadays don't like being told to say no. I get that sometimes it may not work (I have been there) but its all we have verbally and we need to utilise it)

I stand corrected if I am wrong but all I get from this post is that it’s ok for women to lead men on and then ghost them.

This is what I got too. That's why I am disagreeing with the encouragement. Also because of the hypocrisy of it like OP would take being lead on and ghosted with a beaming smile on her face and "be mad at the girl who made him think it was the best option". I seriously doubt it.