![]() ![]() Particularly in light of the recent tragic murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa, we, as a society, need to work harder than ever than ever to eliminate the threat of violence against women. We, as a society, need to work harder than ever than ever to eliminate the threat of violence against womenĬatcalling is just one of many forms of public sexual harassment, which includes others such as indecent exposure, being followed, and unwelcome sexual advances. ![]() ‘My friend and I were walking back from uni around lunchtime and in the 20 minutes we were walking we were cat-called seven times.’ Most disturbingly of all, over 95% of all women do not report incidents of sexual harassment, out of embarrassment, fear, or simply a belief that their experiences are not ‘serious enough’. ![]() 35% of girls in the UK wearing school uniform have been sexually harassed in public, yet women are constantly told that it is our responsibility to dress in a way that does not draw male attention. Over 70% of women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment in public, but shockingly little is being done to prevent this statistic from edging closer and closer to 100%. ![]()
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