Street harassment of girls and young women - poll&campaign, Times today

[ErrolTheDragon]

Apparently lockdown and its release saw a rise in harassment of girls and young women in the U.K. , most of it unreported. There is a campaign to make it a clearly defined offence.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/parents-lock-up-daughters-amid-surge-in-sex-pests-qjn72xh5t?shareToken=25934e9d8566507eb11645a135314c11

What courageous young women. Off to sign the petition now.

It’s only now that I’m in my late forties that I’ve aged out of street harassment, which has been an absolute blight since I was 12 years old.

I'd like to sign the petition. Where is it?

Glad the Times are reporting this but unimpressed by the headline:
'Women and girls campaign against verbal abuse' vs 'lock up your daughters'

Change.org, but I can’t include a direct link as against site guidelines. Quick google should get you there.

Yes, I was rather taken aback by the headline.

But I suppose that is all too often the effective result of male harassment on girls and women. Either by their own 'choice' or their parents' or husband's protectiveness, many do live more constrained lives than boys and men.

Here is the campaign website

www.ourstreetsnow.org

Terrible headline but I'm glad that the issue is being publicised. My daughter had a driver shout something disgusting at her in the street a couple of weeks ago and was very upset - she is 12 and very obviously pre-pubescent .

I've started a thread on the petitions board with all the links

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/petitions_noticeboard/4087381-campaign-to-make-street-harassment-illegal

Thank you Errol.

I'm fucking sick of it. Like bullying in schools this is another thing that never goes away, generation after sodding generation.

I am fucking sick of it too. My granddaughter walks to and from school every day, and every day some dick or other has something to say to her. She is 17, but does not look it. She wears jeans and sweatshirts, but every fucking day. I have told her to start taking photos of licence plates and faces. Not that she takes it quietly mind you, she usually tells them where to go, When a bloke approached her and started walking with her she screamed at him. I have told her to make as much noise as possible. What the fuck is going on?