Time: Evening Rush Hour (3:30pm-7:30pm) A guy muttered something under his breath as he walked passed me on the street. It turned out we lived in the same building, but he accused me of not living there when I walked in behind him. He called me a “cunt” when I told him I did live […]
Gloria Steinem once wrote, “Self-esteem isn’t everything—it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” The first time I read that quote, it immediately resonated with my experience with street harassment. In particular, it recalls an experience I had when my career was first starting out. I wasn’t great at dressing professionally—it just didn’t come naturally to […]
Location: 17th & T Street NW (U Street) Time: Night (7:30pm-12am) I was walking home from a friend’s house and talking on the phone with my partner. As I was walking, I passed by a two men, who appeared to be a couple, walking their dogs together – specifically, finishing picking up their dogs’ poo […]
We’ve tagged and categorized all of the street harassment stories we’ve received since 2009, and WOW they have revealed some fascinating trends, like how women are more likely to be harassed on public transit (particularly waiting at bus stops), at bars/clubs, and in certain neighborhoods. They’ve also revealed what we already know: it doesn’t matter what […]
Location: Metro Center (from the red line platform in the direction of Shady Grove and continuing to the lower platform in the direction of Vienna) Time: Daytime (9:30am-3:30pm) On Wednesday, August 10th at right around 3 PM, I was transferring from the red to orange line at Metro Center when I heard someone behind me on […]