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Starry Messenger

(32,375 posts)
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 03:29 PM Mar 2012

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%
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Meet Us On the Street-Anti Street Harassment Week March 18-24 (Original Post) Starry Messenger Mar 2012 OP
Recommended. William769 Mar 2012 #1
Are you aware of a group called "Hollaback"? whathehell May 2012 #2

whathehell

(29,785 posts)
2. Are you aware of a group called "Hollaback"?
Wed May 2, 2012, 07:28 PM
May 2012

I get emails from them...It's a group committed to EXACTLY this

kind of inufferable street harrassement and I believe it's gone

global!

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