This afternoon I was prompted into thinking about how it’s pretty rare these days for construction crews to catcall (as opposed to the 70’s-80’s, when pretty much ALL construction crews harassed women/teens), but for some reason the roofers working on the new 4-plex out my back alley have no problem catcalling me, while I’m gardening in my own fucking yard, from their roof. This is not the first time this has happened to me either (in totally different parts of town). Now that it’s happened to me a couple times, I wonder how common this actually is? Are roofers the new “untouchables” when it comes to ‘street harassment’, just because they feel safe from criticism way up on their second-story perches??
– Lynnette B
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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J says
I sincerely hope that you call up the company they work for or the owner of the building and complain. They may not feel so safe when faced with unemployment or reprimand from the boss. This sort of behavior is unacceptable, unprofessional, and damaging to the victims and to the reputation of the field and the decent men employed by it.