Street harassment - Revision history

Robert Brockway at 04:42, 14 September 2025

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Robert Brockway at 04:42, 14 September 2025

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	'''Street harassment''', also known as '''cat calling''', '''wolf whistling''' and '''everyday sexism''' is the widespread claim among feminists that women are routinely harassed in public by men.<ref>https://twitter.com/EverydaySexism</ref> The founder of the site ''stopstreetharassment.org'' undertook two anonymous online surveys and found results that claim street harassment is very common, with 38% of women participating in these surveys claiming to have been harassed by way of ''honking and whistling'' within the last month.<ref>http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/sshstudies/</ref>

	Surveys like this are deeply flawed:

	* They rely on subjective self-reporting.
	* The surveys are on a site concerned with street harassment, meaning that people who have (or believe they have) experienced this are more likely to see the survey. This results in a selection bias.
	* They involve a selection bias in that people who see relevance in an online survey are far more likely to take part in the survey.
	* They can involve leading questions intended to elicit a particular answer.
	* Having been undertaken by someone who has a known bias, the research is immediately suspect.

	There is no doubt that both men and women are occasionally harassed in public by strangers and that some of this constitutes sexual harassment. Proof that this is endemic however, as many feminists now claim, is lacking. The site ''stopstreetharassment'' lists only surveys, questionnaires and polls as evidence.<ref>http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/statistics-academic-studies/</ref>

	Women who believe they are experiencing regular street harassament are encouraged to gather proof by recording this ''constant'' harassment. They should regularly record and upload the harassment. Software exists that will easily obscure faces if privacy is a concern.

	When looking at Youtube it is easier to find videos of women imitating street harassment by men than it is to find street harassment by men itself.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=men+harassing+women+on+the+street</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=street+harassment</ref>

	Even the infamous [[10 hours in New York]] is 2 minutes long and not universally agreed to be full of harassment. Many of the alleged harassment instances have been interpreted as simply casual greetings.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/1030/Catcall-video-reaction-Is-hello-in-the-street-sexual-harassment-video</ref> Additionally, it has been observed to disproportionately focus on impoverished areas, creating a misleading narrative of America as a whole.<ref>http://massappeal.com/does-this-street-harassment-video-really-represent-nyc/</ref>

	If street harassment is a problem then proof is needed. The onus of proof always remains with the person making the assertion. Cameras that can be fitted to clothing (often used by security guards and police) are readily available today.

	In December 2022 the British government announced that street harassment will be crmininalised.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63916328</ref><ref>https://archive.vn/Itir8</ref>

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Robert Brockway at 04:40, 14 September 2025

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	*[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10461965/Undercover-female-officers-walk-streets-catch-drivers-shouting-sexist-comments.html Undercover police walk streets to catch ''street harassment'']		*[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10461965/Undercover-female-officers-walk-streets-catch-drivers-shouting-sexist-comments.html Undercover police walk streets to catch ''street harassment'']

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Robert Brockway at 23:56, 22 May 2023

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	When looking at Youtube it is easier to find videos of women imitating street harassment by men than it is to find street harassment by men itself.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=men+harassing+women+on+the+street</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=street+harassment</ref>		When looking at Youtube it is easier to find videos of women imitating street harassment by men than it is to find street harassment by men itself.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=men+harassing+women+on+the+street</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=street+harassment</ref>

	Even the infamous '10 hours in New York' is 2 minutes long and not universally agreed to be full of harassment. Many of the alleged harassment instances have been interpreted as simply casual greetings.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/1030/Catcall-video-reaction-Is-hello-in-the-street-sexual-harassment-video</ref> Additionally, it has been observed to disproportionately focus on impoverished areas, creating a misleading narrative of America as a whole.<ref>http://massappeal.com/does-this-street-harassment-video-really-represent-nyc/</ref>		Even the infamous [[10 hours in New York]] is 2 minutes long and not universally agreed to be full of harassment. Many of the alleged harassment instances have been interpreted as simply casual greetings.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/1030/Catcall-video-reaction-Is-hello-in-the-street-sexual-harassment-video</ref> Additionally, it has been observed to disproportionately focus on impoverished areas, creating a misleading narrative of America as a whole.<ref>http://massappeal.com/does-this-street-harassment-video-really-represent-nyc/</ref>

	If street harassment is a problem then proof is needed. The onus of proof always remains with the person making the assertion. Cameras that can be fitted to clothing (often used by security guards and police) are readily available today.		If street harassment is a problem then proof is needed. The onus of proof always remains with the person making the assertion. Cameras that can be fitted to clothing (often used by security guards and police) are readily available today.

Robert Brockway at 11:37, 5 March 2023

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	In December 2022 the British government announced that street harassment will be crmininalised.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63916328</ref><ref>https://archive.vn/Itir8</ref>		In December 2022 the British government announced that street harassment will be crmininalised.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63916328</ref><ref>https://archive.vn/Itir8</ref>

			== See Also ==

			*[[Oggling]]

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Robert Brockway at 14:10, 9 December 2022

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	'''Street harassment''', also known as '''everyday sexism''' is the widespread claim among feminists that women are routinely harassed in public by men.<ref>https://twitter.com/EverydaySexism</ref> The founder of the site ''stopstreetharassment.org'' undertook two anonymous online surveys and found results that claim street harassment is very common, with 38% of women participating in these surveys claiming to have been harassed by way of ''honking and whistling'' within the last month.<ref>http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/sshstudies/</ref>		'''Street harassment''', also known as '''cat calling''', '''wolf whistling''' and '''everyday sexism''' is the widespread claim among feminists that women are routinely harassed in public by men.<ref>https://twitter.com/EverydaySexism</ref> The founder of the site ''stopstreetharassment.org'' undertook two anonymous online surveys and found results that claim street harassment is very common, with 38% of women participating in these surveys claiming to have been harassed by way of ''honking and whistling'' within the last month.<ref>http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/resources/statistics/sshstudies/</ref>

	Surveys like this are deeply flawed:		Surveys like this are deeply flawed:

Robert Brockway at 14:09, 9 December 2022

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	If street harassment is a problem then proof is needed. The onus of proof always remains with the person making the assertion. Cameras that can be fitted to clothing (often used by security guards and police) are readily available today.		If street harassment is a problem then proof is needed. The onus of proof always remains with the person making the assertion. Cameras that can be fitted to clothing (often used by security guards and police) are readily available today.

			In December 2022 the British government announced that street harassment will be crmininalised.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63916328</ref><ref>https://archive.vn/Itir8</ref>

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Robert Brockway at 05:10, 28 August 2022

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	*[https://dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8564247/Are-masks-giving-men-licence-stare-Women-report-rise-aggressive-eye-contact.html Women claim rise in leering since COVID-19]		*[https://dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8564247/Are-masks-giving-men-licence-stare-Women-report-rise-aggressive-eye-contact.html Women claim rise in leering since COVID-19]
	*[http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/2016/07/hatecrimenottingham/ Nottingham]		*[http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/2016/07/hatecrimenottingham/ Nottingham]
			*[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10461965/Undercover-female-officers-walk-streets-catch-drivers-shouting-sexist-comments.html Undercover police walk streets to catch ''street harassment'']

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Robert Brockway at 17:17, 29 September 2020

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	*[https://dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8564247/Are-masks-giving-men-licence-stare-Women-report-rise-aggressive-eye-contact.html Women claim rise in leering since COVID-19]		*[https://dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8564247/Are-masks-giving-men-licence-stare-Women-report-rise-aggressive-eye-contact.html Women claim rise in leering since COVID-19]
			*[http://www.stopstreetharassment.org/2016/07/hatecrimenottingham/ Nottingham]

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