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    street harassment

    noun

    • 1. unwelcome comments or contact of a sexual nature directed at a person by a stranger in a public place: "a platform for people to share their experiences of street harassment"

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  3. stopstreetharassment.org › about › what-is-streetWhat Is Street Harassment?

    Street harassment includes unwanted whistling, leering, sexist, homophobic or transphobic slurs, persistent requests for someone’s name, number or destination after they’ve said no, sexual names, comments and demands, following, flashing, public masturbation, groping, sexual assault, and rape.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Street_harassmentStreet harassment - Wikipedia

    80% of women endure at least occasional street harassment. 45% (at least monthly) avoids going alone to public spaces after dark. 50% (at least monthly) have to find alternate routes to their destinations. 80% (at least monthly) feel the need to be constantly alert when traversing local streets.

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  6. inacindia.org › what-is-street-harassmentWhat is Street Harassment? - IT'S NOT A COMPLIMENT INDIA

    In many ways, street harassment is an act that forces an individual into an unwanted interaction where they become defined primarily as a sexual object or are reminded of their vulnerability in public spaces. At It’s Not A Compliment, we understand that incidents of street harassment are not only about sexism.

  7. stopstreetharassment.org › resources › definitionsDefinitions - Stop Street Harassment

    “Street harassment occurs when one or more unfamiliar men accost one or more women in a public place, on one or more occasion, and intrude or attempt to intrude upon the woman’s attention in a manner that is unwelcome to the woman, with language or action that is explicitly or implicitly sexual.

  8. stopstreetharassment.org › about › what-is-streetWhy Stopping Street Harassment Matters

    A Tool to Intimidate. Harassment can be used as a tool to intimidate people, to make them leave and give up. As women strive to gain equal rights worldwide, some men harass them to try to keep them from advancing, to prevent their equality, and to try to force them to retreat to their homes.

  9. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullFrom “Ghettoization” to a Field of Its Own: A Comprehensive ...

    Jun 8, 2021 · Street harassment represents one of the most pervasive forms of sexual violence. While it is commonly understood as a gender-based harm, it also intersects with racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and other forms of abuse.

  10. itsnotacompliment.org › what-is-street-harassmentWhat is Street Harassment? | It's Not A Compliment

    In many ways, street harassment is an act that forces an individual into an unwanted interaction where they become defined primarily as a sexual object or are reminded of their vulnerability in public spaces. At It’s Not A Compliment, we understand that incidents of street harassment are not only about sexism.