Location: I & 16th Street NW (Farragut West/ McPherson) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was returning to the office after going for a walk. As I walked down I St while crossing 16th, a man was crossing in the opposite direction. He immediately changes his direction when he sees me and starts walking with me. “Can I hang […]
Location: Prince George’s Plaza Metro (MD); waiting for the R4 to Brookland Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) March 21, 2014: I wrote a Facebook post about my experience that day and it didn’t make me feel any better, but it did shed light on Street Harassment: “To the jackass who proceeded to insult me as he hopped […]
*TRIGGER WARNING* After three similar attacks in the Eastern Market area this month, the community voiced their concerns that women are being targeted for violence. In one case, a young woman was forced by her knife-wielding attacker into an alleyway, where he pulled up her skirt. When she resisted, he stabbed her in the neck […]
Location: 19th and K St NW (Farragut West) Time: Morning Rush Hour (5am-9:30am) I was walking to work when I passed a man walking in the same direction I was. He smiled and said hello. I said hi back, and he started to walk next to me, very closely. He asked me if I had a boyfriend. […]
Location: 1900 M Street NW (Farragut North) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) This man is sitting on a bench outside FroZenYo and verbally harassing women who pass him on the sidewalk. Submitted 5/14/14 by Anonymous. Take a stand against public sexual harassment and assault: Donate now. Do you have a personal experience with gender-based public sexual harassment or assault? Submit your story to […]