Amy-Louise had her first experience with street harassment at the age of 13 when a boy groped her while she was walking home from school. She, like many women, has […]
Tag: Street Harassment
Underwear Under Siege
Picture this: You’re on your way to work, it was particularly warm, so you decided to wear a dress. The train, subway or bus you are riding is crowded. You […]
Indian Women Reclaim Buses for International Women’s Day
When I spent a week in Delhi, India, to attend an international conference on women’s safety, I saw many public buses around the city as I walked or rode in […]
When Street Harassment Is More Deadly Than Catcalls
Recently in Florida, a 14-year-old girl was walking down the street when a man in an SUV pulled up beside her and offered her $200 to have sex with him. […]
Hollaback App Helps Victims Tell the Mayor About Street Harassment
For New York women tired of being cat-called and harassed in the street, there may be a new solution. Speaker of the New York City Council (and mayoral candidate) Christine […]
Feminism and “Real Men”
[See Update at bottom] Can men be feminists? Absolutely. But recent media maneuvers and blogosphere blow-ups have put this confident answer to the test. For those outside the feminist bubble, […]
The Next Step In Fighting Street Harassment? A Comic Book.
HollabackPHILLY, a branch of the anti-street harassment organization Hollaback!, hasn’t taken many breaks in the last few months. They’ve placed campaign posters on Philly subway trains, have met with companies about removing […]
A High Schooler Speaks Out on Street Harassment
I’m walking down the street, on the way to school or to a friend’s house. I could be wearing sweatpants or a short skirt; it doesn’t matter. Inevitably the words […]
The Little-Told Story of Elizabeth Keckley and Mary Todd Lincoln
As the DVD of Spielberg’s latest epic, Lincoln, hit shelves last week, the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. was telling a different Lincoln story: that of Mary Todd Lincoln and […]
Street Harassment Fuels a Viral Documentary
One day, during a typical 15-minute walk from her office to her apartment in the center of Brussels, 25-year-old graduate film student Sofie Peeters was harassed 11 times. To channel her frustration […]