We are just one month into 2012, and already many of our well-intentioned resolutions have fallen to the backs of our minds. As treadmill runners dwindle and winter merchandise goes on super sale, it is easy to forget our New Year’s resolutions and to resume our typical lives. But by keeping positive goals and implementing [...]
Posts Tagged ‘street harassment’
Are the D.C. Streets Safe for Women at Night?
Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged catcalls, Cinco de Mayo, Community Safety Audio, Gender Across Borders, International Anti-Street Harassment Day, Metro, police, saftey, street harassment, street lights, Washington D.C. on May 11, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
To mark the first International Anti-Street Harassment Day, I took part in the Washington, D.C., Community Safety Audit on March 20. Then just last week on May 5, I stepped in as a team leader to conduct another survey of the same neighborhood at night. My experiences during this audit were somewhat similar to those [...]
Don’t be a Harasser! How to Earn Consent on the Streets
Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged Ben Privot, Consensual Project, Guardian, harasser, respect, Stop Street Harassment, street harassment, Valentine's Day on February 12, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
How can you talk to someone — or meet someone — in a public place like the street, a park, or a bus stop without being a harasser? With Valentine’s Day approaching, this may be a question on your mind. This question is also often on the minds of men who read my blog, Stop [...]
On Sexual Harassment
Posted in Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, tagged Cocktails and Convos, Holla Back DC!, HollaBack, Holly Kearl, LGBT, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, street harassment on December 10, 2010, | 2 Comments »
Looking back, I cannot think of a single event in my life during which I was sexually harassed. I don’t want to delve too much into definitions; I’m operating on the notion that if it would make me feel uncomfortable the way that I’d expect sexual harassment to do, it is sexual harassment. And I [...]
Stop Street Harassment: On the Road
Posted in Educational Programs, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women and Civil Rights, Women's Health, tagged Alasaka, California, groping, Iowa, sexual assault, stalking, street harassment, vulgar gestures, whistling on October 28, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Around 80 percent of women around the world face unwanted sexual harassment in public places from men they do not know, particularly when they are alone and when they are young. In an informal survey I conducted of more than 800 women from around the world, nearly 90 percent had experienced street harassment by age [...]
Bangladeshi Street Harassers Jailed
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Sexism, Students & Educational Issues, tagged Bangladesh, Gono Bidyaa Niketon School, Stop Street Harassment, street harassment, Umme Kulsum Elora on May 21, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Earlier this month, six young men in central Bangladesh were sentenced to seven days in jail for engaging in “eve teasing,” or street harassment, under Section 34 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This is the first time men have gone to jail for this crime. A unit of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-11) caught [...]
Holla Back D.C.!
Posted in Sexual Harassment, The AAUW Community, Women's History Month, tagged Alice Reighly, Anti-Flirt Club, Back Off: How to Confront and Stop Sexual Harassment and Harassers, Defend Yourself, Hassle Free Zone Campaign, Holla Back DC!, Holly Kearl, INCITE DC, Lauren Taylor, Marty Langelan, National Women's History Month, NWHM, self-defense, Sexual Harassment, Stop Street Harassment, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women, street harassment, Washington D.C., Women's History Month on March 29, 2010, | 3 Comments »
While street harassment is a big issue these days, women have been fighting sexual harassment in Washington, D.C., public spaces for more than 80 years. As we celebrate and acknowledge Women’s History Month, we want to pay homage to the D.C. women who taught us what we know about street harassment and inspired us to [...]
Her Life Depends on It – Part 2
Posted in Sexual Harassment, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged exercise, Her Life Depends on It, Sexual Harassment, street harassment, Women's Health, Women's Sports Foundation, work/life on February 3, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF) report Her Life Depends on It – II discusses how important exercise is to women’s health and well-being. After high school or college, finding the time, money, and energy to exercise regularly can be challenging, especially for women, even though the benefits are great. Juggling work, family responsibilities, community meetings, [...]
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