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Location: Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center Metro Station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was getting off the train at the Mt. Vernon Square/Convention Center stop for a train headed towards Greenbelt. I had headphones on, but I saw a man gesturing at me. In a break between songs, I heard him say, “That’s a nice dress.” I […]

Location: Navy Yard Metro Station Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) I was waiting for the train to Greenbelt after work, when a unkempt man touched my arm. I had headphones on and didn’t see him approach, so I jumped and yelled, “Don’t touch me!” He started swearing at me and yelling, I think because I embarrassed him. […]

Location: H & 6th St NW (Chinatown) Time: Late Night (12am-5am) As my 3 friends and I walked three blocks to a Chinese restaurant coming from a club, we were continually street harassed. Almost every group of men we walked past called out at us or whistled. They said things like “are you guys hos in the […]

Location: Columbia Heights/Petworth Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) What I wouldn’t give to walk around my neighborhood in peace. But alas, here’s a look at my week: Sunday, Oct 6 walking alone on Spring Rd between 13th & 11th Sts around 8 pm A man on the opposite side of the street walking the opposite direction yells […]

This Saturday, October 19, over 250 women are expected to participate in “19th Amendment Alleycat,” or what might be the District’s first all-women alleycat. Organized by two women bikers who are active in the city’s cycling community, the grassroots event aims to help women feel comfortable and confident on the DC streets, especially when faced […]