News & Views Saoirse Ronan shuts down male blind spot with perfect comeback Saoirse Ronan called out a blind spot displayed by her fellow actor Paul Mescal when the pair appeared as guests on “The Graham Norton Show”.
News & Views ‘I started walking the long way’: Many young women first experience street harassment in their school uniforms While schools were often sites of harm for our participants, uniform should not be seen as a “normal” part of growing up.
News & Views Street harassment will soon be a criminal offence in the UK The UK government will back legislation to criminalise street harassment and make it punishable by up to 2 years in prison.
Health Free online workshops to address rising street harassment in Australia Almost four in five women in Australia have experienced street harassment in public spaces, according to a new study.
News & Views One in five Australian young women feel less safe walking alone in public since COVID-19 Since the beginning of the pandemic more than two years ago, young women now feel less safe than ever, walking alone in public spaces.
News & Views ‘Yeah, the boys!’: Perth woman confronts men rating women out of 10 Elizabeth Carr was running along Scarborough beach in Perth, when she ran by three men who were “rating” her and other women going past.
News & Views Women shouldn’t have to change their behaviour to be safe on the street Nearly a year on from the shocking murder of Eurydice Dixon, there has been little to no improvement in the safety of women on Australia’s streets.
News & Views Survey of 20,000 young women uncovers real impact of harassment and abuse in cities It’s not just harmless cat-calling and wolf-whistles: Young women face harassment and abuse in cities here and across the world and the impact is real.
News & Views Laws changed & public outrage: Here’s what happens when video capturing harassment and violence against women goes viral Marie Laguerre was violently hit by a man on the street in front of a busy cafe, after she replied to his harassment with ‘shutup’ last week.