Meet Us On the Street-Anti Street Harassment Week March 18-24
http://www.meetusonthestreet.org/
More from Stop Street Harassment:
Women who took the 2008 Stop Street Harassment survey said they do the following because of actual of feared harassment.
Behavior that could be categorized as staying on guard was the most common. At least monthly women:
Constantly assess their surroundings 80% (62% said always)
Avoid making eye contact 69% (32% said they always do this)
Purposely wear clothes to attract less attention 37% (10% always)
Talk or pretend to talk on a cell phone 42% (10% always)
Next, behavior that limits access to public spaces was most common. At least monthly women:
Cross street/take other route 50% (16% said always)
Avoid being out at night/after dark 45% (11% always)
Avoid being out alone 40% (8% always)
Pay to exercise at a gym instead of outside 24% (11% always)
Most alarming was how street harassment prompted some women to make a significant life decision:
Moved neighborhoods (at least once) because of harassers in the area 19%
Changed jobs (at least once) because of harassers along the commute 9%