Should The Age Of Sexual Consent Be Standardized?

Do you know your state's age of consent?

State laws regarding "age of consent" should not only be standardized, but also equally enforced for both the males and the females.

It was not until the 1920s that states within the United States actually started raising their "ages of consent", with most states settling on ages from 14 to 18.

Prior to 1889, the age of consent in California was age 10. That's right, a 10 year old in California could participate in sexual activity and be within the law. In 1889, California raised the age of consent to 14, in 1897 to 16 and in 1913 to age 18.

I have always understood that when states make laws, they are to protect the people. But when a state sets the age of consent to, let's say 16, who is the law really protecting? In establishing these age of consent laws, it seems that the age of the male makes absolutely no difference.