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Anti-Street-Harassment Activism
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Bystander Intervention
Catcalling
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Community-Based Activism and Initiatives
Complimentary v. Insulting Behavior
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Fear in Public
Gender Inequality
Gender Socialization
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Male Allies
Masculinity
Product details
- ISBN 9780313384967
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 03 Aug 2010
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Using groundbreaking studies, news stories, and interviews, this book underscores that there will never be gender equity until men stop harassing women in public spaces—and it details strategies for achieving this goal.
Street harassment is generally dismissed as harmless, but in reality, it causes women to feel unsafe in public, at least sometimes. To achieve true gender equality, it must come to an end. Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women draws on academic studies, informal surveys, news articles, and interviews with activists to explore the practice's definition and prevalence, the societal contexts in which it occurs, and the role of factors such as race and sexual orientation. Perhaps more crucially, the book makes clear how women experience street harassment—how they feel about and respond to it—and the ways it negatively impacts lives.
But understanding is only a beginning. In the second half of the book, readers will find concrete strategies for dealing with street harassers and ways to become involved in working to end this all-too-common violation. Educators, counselors, parents, and other concerned individuals will discover resources for teaching about harassment and modeling behavior that will help prevent harassment incidents.
Holly Kearl is a program manager at the American Association of University Women, a women's equity nonprofit organization in Washington, DC.
