Aged only 13, while travelling with a younger friend in broad daylight. No one did anything about it even though many could see what was going on. I thought quickly, resulting in a prison sentence for the guy. I’m glad to have sent a message that SH is utterly unacceptable yet while mulling over the issue of SH earlier today, I came to an alarming conclusion; if I experience SH in such a way again I don’t think I would report it to the police due to the time and effort required from me following the incident.
How are we to stop SH if there is a fundamental issue with the way we can end it? Unsafe disturbed and horrible are just a few of the ways I have felt afterwards and similarly to other women who have endured SH, I find myself unwittingly blaming myself; was my skirt too short?
Do you have any suggestions for dealing with harassers and/or ending street harassment in general?
Education is key as boys currently learn from a young age that it is acceptable. We need to change this. The media and its blatant objectification of women is partly to blame too as it creates a society in which men feel the need to exert their power over the ‘objects’ and deem it acceptable to get their kicks from the degradation of women.This is unacceptable and needs to change. In schools girls ought to learn how to cope with SH but I would advise making a scene even if you feel embarrassed or wonder how you are going to show your face ever again.
– Anonymous
