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Location: Elm St. and Woodmont Ave. (Maryland) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) I was walking down the street in a nice white t-shirt and a-line skirt, and a man looked at my face, then down at my breasts, and said, “That’s some nice goodies you got there.” Emphases by CASS. Submitted 5/17/13 by “R.D.” Do you have a personal […]

Location: Walking from Dupont to Howard U Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) Walking home from my job in Dupont, I was harassed in varying degrees of lewdness no less than six times — and that’s just what I noticed with my headphones in. Everything from gross sound effects to people singing songs about my ass as I walk by to […]

Location: Blue Line, Pentagon Metro Station Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) This happened a year ago. My friend and I were riding home on Metro after class, around 10pm. Across the aisle from us (the seats that face each other) was a girl who had a little too much fun at happy hour. She was barely staying awake. As we […]

This weekend, DC resident Sara Alcid was appalled and outraged when she went to cheer on friends at the Nike Women’s Marathon in DC and saw groups of men holding sexist signs commenting on the women runner’s looks and clothing. Sara found out that the signs were a part of BareMinerals by Bare Escentuals’ “Go […]

The admiration and respect that I have for the 15,000 women that ran in the Nike Women’s Half Marathon held in DC this past weekend is immeasurable. I was on the sidelines cheering on my best friend’s mom and aunt as they crossed the finish line arm in arm. But on my way to see them at […]