General Article Street harassment – it’s not ok

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An excerpt from the report Street harassment – it’s not ok: Girls’ experiences and views.

By Jessica Southgate and Lucy Russell

What is street harassment?

‘Street harassment’ is generally understood as an umbrella term that describes unwanted and face-to-face sexual attention from strangers in public spaces that is targeted at girls and women by boys and men who they don’t know. Bristol Zero Tolerance, for example, describe a set of behaviours that encompasses a wide range of possible gender-...

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