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How many of us can relate to this reader’s incident and after thought? We can. I get harassed in the street almost every day. Most of it comes in the form of men whispering things or mumbling things as I pass by, or staring at me for long periods. I can easily ignore the whispering, […]

I can’t stand it when harassment happens to me, but I can’t stand it even more when I witness it happen to other women. I was walking back to work after grabbing take-out for lunch, and I spot these two men in what I assume was a uniform (navy polo shirts and khakis) in the […]

Last Friday night I was out with a group of friends and street harassment came up (one of the many great side effects since we started this blog; gender based public sexual harassment is becoming a common topic of discussion among my friends). A couple of my male friends were debating about “the line.” You […]

I was exhausted last night. After leaving a late meeting, I was deciding which public transportation system to use: bus or metro. The Metro, although faster, meant more blocks to walk on a fairly abandoned part of town. The bus meant shorter blocks, more people waiting, but cramped space. My decision was made for me […]

In the neighborhood where I work in Silver Spring, when I walk down the street men typically comment on my appearance and make hissing or kissing noises. It is a neighborhood where a lot of day laborers congregate, waiting for work. I do NOT want to imply that the day laborers, most whom are latino, […]