cat calling
The City That Made Misogyny Illegal
In April of 2016, Nottinghamshire Police became the first force in the UK to recognise misogyny as a hate crime. This is what's happened since.
Should Cat-Calling Be Classified as a Hate Crime?
As Labour MP Melanie Onn asks parliament to make sexist abuse a hate crime, we consider issues raised around freedom of speech, classism and the fear that men will be banged-up for whistling.
Street harassers in France would face steep fines under new law
French lawmakers are now considering fining men on-the-spot for sexual harassment and abuse.
How I Feel As a Bar Waitress When You Sexually Harass Me
The things that make me the most uncomfortable are the people who whisper in my ear or take me aside, or tell me to come to talk to them privately. I can’t imagine how terrifying it would be to have the things that happen to me as a waitress happen to...
Girl Talk: What's it Like to Be a Woman in 2016?
On International Women's Day, we asked the women of Melbourne. The most-common response: How is cat calling still a thing?
Raccoon Gets Harassed on Her Way to the Supermarket in this Week's 'Pachecomics'
Turns out rats like to catcall random women on the street, too.
I Love Wolf Whistles and Catcalls; Am I a Bad Feminist?
I like being eye-fucked on the escalator and wondering if I've just made a guy pop a boner. Yeah, I'm a bit of a slut. I also used to be a prostitute. And before that, well, a boy. Uh-huh. And I'm a total attention junkie.
I Love Wolf-Whistles and Catcalls – Am I a Bad Feminist?
I get the stuff about "power imbalance" but it just makes me feel sexy.
Hollaback and the War Against Street Harassment
Despite the insistence that cat calling is a form of flattery, it’s actually sexual harassment and most women wish it would stop. Emily May is the Executive Director of Hollaback!, an organization working to fight street harassment. Hollaback! educates...