Stop Street Harassment Making Public Places Safe And Welcoming For Women
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780313384967
Description: Street harassment is generally dismissed as harmless, but in reality, it causes women to feel unsafe in public, at least sometimes. To achieve true gender equality, it must come to an end. Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women draws on academic studies, informal surveys, news articles, and interviews with activists to explore the practice's definition and prevalence, the societal contexts in which it occurs, and the role of factors such as race and sexual orientation. Perhaps more crucially, the book makes clear how women experience street harassmentÑhow they feel about and respond to itÑand the ways it negatively impacts lives. ''But understanding is only a beginning. In the second half of the book, readers will find concrete strategies for dealing with street harassers and ways to become involved in working to end this all-too-common violation.