Here is a sampling of news that caught my eye relating to street harassment:
Global: An ActionAid study of 2,560 young people aged 14-21 in the UK, India, Brazil and Kenya found that 65% of girls had faced sexual harassment in the last six months and 20% worry about sexual harassment every single day.
Australia: The country has a long ways to go to stop sexism and street harassment.
Egypt: The country’s #MeToo Movement targets street harassment.
Egypt: A man was stabbed to death while standing up to street harassers.
France: A new film was released called “Prey,” or “La Proie.”
France: Sexism in humor remains a problem in society
India: A documentary about our partners Safecity.
India: Women are taking on sexual harassment.
Kenya: A study of a No Means No programme in Nairobi shows it’s effective.
“A study of adolescent girls in one of these settlements [in Nairobi], published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that a 12-hour No Means No programme more than halved incidences of sexual assault – a statistic that has been replicated across the programme’s reach. Ten months after completing the course, more than half of female participants reported that they had used their new skills to avert sexual assault.
Three-quarters of boys trained by No Means No have successfully intervened in a violent or sexual assault on a woman. And there has been a 46% decrease in school dropouts due to teen pregnancy where the programme is active.”
Lebanon: Women across the Arab world, including Lebanon, have launched anti-SH campaigns like #NotYourAshta
Netherlands: The first conviction under Rotterdam’s street harassment law was made.
Nigeria: How women in the market put a stop to street harassment.
Pakistan: There’s no perfect way to deal with street harassment.
Palestine: In Ramallah and beyond, women are using their clothing to respond to street harassment, wearing jackets and T-shirts emblazoned with the words “Not your habibti”.
Philippines: The House of Representative approved a law against street harassment.
Sri Lanka: 90% of women have faced sexual harassment on public transport.
Turkey: Syrian girls and young women who are refugees in Turkey face street harassment there.
UK: After an 18-month campaign, upskirting will be illegal in England and Wales.
UK: Five teenagers talk about their lives, including street harassment.
USA: “Surviving R Kelly” documentary aired and has led to some cities banning the musician.
USA: Coachella will combat sexual harassment with “safety ambassadors” this year.
USA: Harassment on Lyft vs Uber.
