You know what’s really scary/frustrating/anti-social, in the British sense of the word? People yelling at you from their car. I had one particularly obnoxious encounter with a couple of individuals while I was crossing a street in Boston a couple … Read more →
So, for some reason I just discovered this: Susan Schorn’s McSweeney’s column about women and fighting and violence from varied, though-provoking, very funny angles. The Internet is a large and marvelous place. The description: Self-defense instructor, black belt, and generally … Read more →
From Lindy West at Jezebel: There’s a pesky voice that pops up, without fail, any time a woman complains about street harassment or sexual harassment in the workplace or rape culture in general: “Well,” it says, “did you scream for … Read more →
Project Unspoken was created by Emory University students. Please watch.
Egyptians are sick and tired of the constant sexual harassment women face on the street, and they’ve taken to meting out vigilante justice. Some of the groups converge on harassers to separate them from their targets, but others use more … Read more →
Just read a frightening story of a woman being harassed on a train. Excerpts: Without fail, I am aggressively approached by men on at least half of these commutes. The most common approach is to walk up to where I … Read more →
I’ve been meaning to link to a new documentary about street harassment, but for some reason I haven’t gotten round to it… You can read an article and watch a trailer for Sofie Peeters’ film Femme de la Rue here. Peeters … Read more →
Apropos to my most recent post, a couple of links: A D.C. woman wrote about being groped while riding her bicycle, and ‘walking while female’. A Washington Post writer discusses the incident. Collective Action for Safe Spaces, the website where … Read more →
I recently came across some good essays on women and personal safety. One author, who goes by Phaedra Starling, wrote a piece titled “Schrodinger’s Rapist”, in which she discusses the calculations and reactions women make when approached by an unknown … Read more →