I can’t stand it when harassment happens to me, but I can’t stand it even more when I witness it happen to other women. I was walking back to work after grabbing take-out for lunch, and I spot these two men in what I assume was a uniform (navy polo shirts and khakis) in the […]
Last Friday night I was out with a group of friends and street harassment came up (one of the many great side effects since we started this blog; gender based public sexual harassment is becoming a common topic of discussion among my friends). A couple of my male friends were debating about “the line.” You […]
I was exhausted last night. After leaving a late meeting, I was deciding which public transportation system to use: bus or metro. The Metro, although faster, meant more blocks to walk on a fairly abandoned part of town. The bus meant shorter blocks, more people waiting, but cramped space. My decision was made for me […]
In the neighborhood where I work in Silver Spring, when I walk down the street men typically comment on my appearance and make hissing or kissing noises. It is a neighborhood where a lot of day laborers congregate, waiting for work. I do NOT want to imply that the day laborers, most whom are latino, […]
Now that the weather is getting nice, I have been walking to and from work. Unfortunately, it also means a lot of harassers who think that women exist for their pleasure and entertainment are out and about. Walking up 14th Street from P to Park is like going through a gauntlet of sexual harassment. When […]