Archives for March 2018

Here are some street harassment stories from March that caught my eye:

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In Argentina, RussellCar recruits women as drivers to give them economic empowerment and reduce sexual harassment in taxis.

94% of women have experienced sexual harassment on public transport in Bangladesh.

A man in Belgium became the first person to be convicted of “Sexism in the Public Space.”

Women in Edmonton, Canada, talk about street harassment in a new video.

In Canada, a man on a bus confronted another passenger for taking upskirt photos of a female passenger.

The women-only cars on the subway in Guangzhou, China are ineffective as men rush in to use them, too.

France’s parliamentarians commissioned a working group to define street harassment as the legislature considers a new law to fine men for harassing women in public

Blank Noise in India called for a safe and harassment-free Holi celebration.

An Irish journalist called for a legal ban on street harassment in Ireland.

Teaching boys not to rape, in Kenya.

How the #MeToo Movement varies across Latin America.

A new app launched in Morocco to address gender-based violence, including street harassment.

Safe Streets Philippines FREE FROM FEAR exhibit featured 11 Filipinas who shared their experiences of street harassment.

Labour MP Melanie Onn urged parliament in the UK to make street harassment a hate crime.

A history of sexual harassment in the UK.

There’s a new Safe & the City app in the UK.

Wera Hobhouse MP laid before Parliament a new bill to update the UK voyeurism laws to include up-skirt photos.

Women are “walking taller” in Nottingham, UK, because street harassment is illegal.

“Building better men: how we can begin to redefine masculinity.”

A woman in AZ (US) posted a video of her harasser to encourage bystanders to speak up.

A punk rocker in NYC (US) takes on street harassment.

Street harassment song from Maea Lenei Buhre on Vimeo.