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Leered at & catcalled on the way to work

Jul 19, 2012

Location: Wilson & North Lincoln (VA) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking to work at the nearby yoga studio. I have to cross through the 7-11 parking lot to get there, and one day this taxi driver was standing outside his cab. He just kept staring at me and then said “hello beautiful,” or something to that […]

12

Pss, Pss!

Aug 26, 2011

I was taking my 2 mile walk to work in sweltering heat. I was in a tank top and jeans, nothing notable especially given the weather. I passed two construction workers. They started making that “pss pss pss” sound that people use to call cats. At first I didn’t think it was for me, but […]

13

Too many times.

Aug 16, 2011

I’ve been reading all of these stories, and I’ve never really felt more compelled to share my own than right now. I’m a teenage girl, and while I’ve had my share of harassment on the streets, in stores, and at school, I’ve always had a special kind of harassment at my workplace. I work at […]

14

Catcalled in the 7-11

Apr 21, 2011

I was on my way to a kickboxing class and realized I had forgotten my water so I stopped to pick up a bottle at the 7-11 closest to my gym. Two clerks were at the front, but one (a woman) was stocking the cigarettes while the other (a man) worked just one register. There […]

15

Before I Knew How to Stand Up to Harassers

Dec 15, 2010

These stories are from when I first moved to the DC area over five years ago. The first year I lived here I lived in Alexandria. This was before I knew how to truly stand up to harassers and I wasn’t used to being harassed on a frequent basis. In the first case, I was […]

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