Stop Street Harassment

Stop Street Harassment’s Founder

Holly Kearl founded the Stop Street Harassment website and companion blog in 2008. Next she wrote the book Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women (Praeger Publisher, 2010). Since then, Holly has given 40 talks around the world about this issue and has received widespread media attention for her comprehensive work around ending street harassment. In spring 2011, Holly founded International Anti-Street Harassment Day, which, starting in 2012, will be International Anti-Street Harassment Week.

Holly has written about street harassment for the Guardian, Christian Science Monitor, Huffington Post, Forbes.com, Oregonian and AOL, and the Ms magazine blog. Her work has been featured by the United Nations, the New York City Council, BBC Magazine, CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, Salon.com, Feministing.com, Jezebel, Ms. magazine, Bust magazine, and Bitch magazine. Internationally, her work has been mentioned in articles in Canada, New Zealand, India, Ireland, Egypt, Turkey, and the UK.

Holly also works as a program manager full time for the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a women’s equity nonprofit based in Washington, DC.

Contact Holly if you are interested in having her speak at your bookstore, school, library, community event, or conference, etc.