Gurgaon Administration Mulling “Women-Only” Cabs– “With the aim to curb incidents of eve-teasing and crime against women, the Gurgaon district administration is planning to run ‘women only’ cabs in the industrial city that will be driven by women drivers. The administration will help interested women to buy and run such cabs. The Gurgaon district administration has asked the RUDSET (Rural Development and Self-Employment Training Institute) to identify such women or girls who are willing to run such cabs.”
Podcast: Reality Cast – Street Harassment in Mexico City, and MRAs take on “Frozen”– “On this episode of Reality Cast, I’ll cover a street art protest against sexual harassment, the return of the Republican rape philosophers, and ask the question: Is the movie Frozen oppressing men? During the interview section of this podcast, I’ll dig more into the “Stop Telling Women to Smile” project.”
Video: The Inconvenienced Cat-Caller – “My sketch, “Inconvenienced Catcaller” was inspired by a time I heard someone catcalling me. When I turned around, I saw that the catcaller was behind the counter at a bodega more than two blocks away. He was literally screaming over a two-block radius, inside his own store, just to harass me. I couldn’t believe he was going through that great of an effort simply to be an ass. I made this sketch about a catcaller that will push through anything to get in that sweet, sweet catcall.”
Women in Turkey Share Devastating Stories of Sexual Harassment in #Sendeanlat Twitter Campaign– “In thousands of devastating tweets, women in Turkey are sharing their experiences of sexual harassment and abuse in the wake of the brutal killing of a young Turkish woman…The 20-year-old psychology student’s murder prompted huge rallies across Turkey this weekend to protest violence against women, The Guardian reported, and the public outcry over her death also played out on social media.”
Sexist Remarks, Stalking, and Rape Threats: How Women are Punished For Speaking Online – “Online violence can be distinguished by the swiftness with which abuse is republished, replicated and stored, but it is a continuation of what women face offline. Imagine the experience of a woman walking down the road. Stares. Lewd remarks. Gropes. Assault. These expressions of violence together send her a clear message: the street is not hers, and if she enters it, this is the punishment she must bear.”
Iowa State University Student Seriously Injured After Intervening in Street Harassment – “At the end of the day, why do men harass women, and why do men assault other men who challenge those sexist or disrespectful behaviors? We have to have a conversation with our young men about this. I had three of my daughters go to Iowa State. I would have hoped if something like this had happened to one of them that someone like him would have stepped in.”
When Street Harassers Are the Only Ones Calling You Beautiful– “The truth is that women of color are disproportionally affected by street harassment – often, we’re victimized not just for being women, but for being Black.I’ve had men of all races ask me to ignore harassment from Black men for the sake of Black male lives, while Black women are abused and even killed for being Black and woman. But I’ll never understand why anyone believes I could possibly choose between my gender and my race. For me, there is no separating Black from woman. It is intrinsic to our identity and everything we’ve ever known about street harassment.”
USA: Dear Men of New York – “I am more than my body. I don’t owe you a smile, a thank you, or a hello. I am not a bitch for ignoring you. I don’t deserve your street-abuse just because I don’t give you my attention or affection.”
