Global: Plan International’s report, based on interviews with 21,000 girls around the world found street harassment is a pervasive problem.
Afghanistan: This filmmaker got her start fighting street harassment with her camera.
Australia: Girls should be involved in planning cities to reduced gender-based exclusion and street harassment.
Canada: 250 delegates from 25 countries came together in Edmonton in mid-October for the UN Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum.
Chile: Santiago’s first-ever vegan burger restaurant Vg Burger stands up against street harassment and all forms of bigotry.
Colombia: In a global survey of girls in cities, Bogota ranked as the worst and least safe for them.
Egypt: An activist was jailed for posting a video criticizing the government on their handling of sexual harassment
France: A man in France was sentenced to six months in jail for harassing and slapping a woman in July.
Indonesia: A ride-hailing business for women-only in Indonesia now has 800 drivers across 34 cities who make 300 to 500 journeys each day.
Ireland: Street harassment and running.
Japan: A man who took upskirt photos of 37 women is jailed for 16 weeks.
Morocco: A new bill passes on sexual harassment to mixed reception.
Pakistan: “She’Kab” is a new carpool service for women in Karachi.
Philippines: The senate approved a law against street harassment.
UK: One in three girls in the UK have been street harassed while wearing their school uniform.
UK: A nine-month inquiry into street harassment has caused some MPs to call for the government to address street harassment.
UK: Research suggest that most young men are ‘more likely’ to challenge sexual harassment since #MeToo.
