street harassment

The debate is on, and the internet at large has yet to reach a definitive answer. But I think we've finally found it.

If I let everyone off the hook for extenuating circumstances like, “He’s over 50, so he probably just doesn’t know any better,” no one’s ever going to stop calling me “sweetie.”

There are so many reasons why I and countless other women walking down countless sidewalks aren’t smiling. Our rights are still being violated, still being stripped from us, and still being fed to presidential candidates as topics for the latest debate. We’re against fighting gender inequality, sexism, racism, homo- and transphobia, income inequality, gender stereotypes, domestic abuse, and the constant threat of rape.

"The upside of the Internet, social media, and digital photography is that victims can now record actions of offenders and share them with a community of supportive allies. May emphasized the importance of bystander intervention. “If you see someone getting hurt, you get involved.” It’s a key piece of the Hollaback! philosophy. May suggested using Twitter as one way to help report incidents of harmful behavior."

For me, day-to-day feminism in action is creating safer spaces for women—the ones I know and especially the ones I do not.

For me, day-to-day feminism in action is creating safer spaces for women—the ones I know and especially the ones I do not.

Now, what can we do to leverage this research into action?

Okay, so maybe she didn’t really understand feminism.