In 2016 in Tunisia, the Center for Research, Studies, Documentation and Information on Women interviewed 3,000 randomly selected women, aged 18 to 64, from 200 urban and rural geographic areas across the country. 53.5 percent experienced psychological or physical violence at least once in public spaces between 2011 and 2015. Their experiences included being followed by men to being insulted or sexually harassed. 41 percent of women reported having experienced physical violence in public.
“A recent international study found that Tunisia is the only country in the Arab world and Africa where women report being harassed both for dressing religiously and for dressing too liberally. Street interviews conducted by Tunisia Live in April found that Tunisian women of various backgrounds consider street harassment “part of our daily lives.” “
