Gloria Steinem once wrote, “Self-esteem isn’t everything—it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” The first time I read that quote, it immediately resonated with my experience with street harassment. In particular, it recalls an experience I had when my career was first starting out. I wasn’t great at dressing professionally—it just didn’t come naturally to […]
People often tell you not to mix your personal life with your work life, but today, I made an exception. I work at Community Forklift, a nonprofit reuse center for home improvement supplies located just outside northeast DC. The Forklift accepts donations of building materials, antiques, appliances, and architectural salvage, and then makes these items […]
CASS is, quite frankly, the little engine that could. These past few months have seen an explosion in the number of Safe Bars trained; we #HiredNona and are working with partners across the city to ensure our LGBTQ family has access to safe public spaces; we’ve continued to work with WMATA to ensure you feel […]
“I don’t like to analyze myself, because I might not like what I see.” Donald Trump spoke those words to one of his biographers — but he’s far from alone in his sentiment. To be clear, nothing about Trump appeals to me — but his psyche, and its wide resonance, is an example (albeit extreme) […]
We’ve tagged and categorized all of the street harassment stories we’ve received since 2009, and WOW they have revealed some fascinating trends, like how women are more likely to be harassed on public transit (particularly waiting at bus stops), at bars/clubs, and in certain neighborhoods. They’ve also revealed what we already know: it doesn’t matter what […]