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Digest of Street Harassment News: May 19, 2013

News stories, Resources, weekly round up | on May, 19, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

** Sign up to receive a monthly e-newsletter from Stop Street Harassment *** Street Harassment Stories: Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at: Stop Street Harassment Blog Collective Action for Safe Spaces HarassMap in Egypt Bijoya in Bangladesh Resist Harassment in Lebanon Ramallah Street Watch in Palestine Name and [...]

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Digest of Street Harassment News: May 12, 2013

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Digest of Street Harassment News: May 5, 2013

News stories, street harassment, weekly round up | on May, 05, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

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99 Percent of Egyptian Women Experience Sexual Harassment

News stories | on April, 29, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

Via Daily News Egypt: “The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women published a report showing the most recent statistics of sexual harassment in Egypt. The study shows that 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment. The study indicates that 96.5% of women in their survey said [...]

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Digest of Street Harassment News: April 28, 2013

News stories, street harassment, weekly round up | on April, 28, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

After a two month (!) hiatus due to a lack of time, the weekly round-up post is back! ** Sign up to receive a monthly e-newsletter from Stop Street Harassment *** Street Harassment Stories: Share your story! You can read street harassment stories on the Web at: Stop Street Harassment Blog Collective Action for Safe [...]

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Police Harassment of Transgender Individuals

News stories, Stories, street harassment | on April, 08, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

Transgender individuals face some of the most vicious and persistent forms of street harassment, including from the police. Via New York Times: “Last week, Mitchyll Mora, a youth leader at a group called Streetwise and Safe told me about an experience he had last spring, on his way to a poetry reading on the Lower [...]

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1 in 4 women in France are scared in public spaces

News stories, Resources, street harassment | on April, 03, 2013 | by | 0 Comments

Quick news hit, more on this later – Via Policy Mic: “According to TV5, a new disturbing study has revealed that the prevalence of sexual harassment isn’t only high, it can lead to paralyzing fear for women. Researchers from The National Institute of Statistics and Economics StudiesĀ found thatĀ 25% of women aged 18-29 reported being scared [...]

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