NPR: Street Harassment https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=360495499 Street Harassment en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:01:11 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Street Harassment https://www.npr.org/tags/360495499/street-harassment Apps Let Women Say #MeToo About Street Harassment The authorities don't always listen. Women may be afraid to speak up. Around the globe, apps are giving them a place to document harassment on the streets. Thu, 11 Jan 2018 11:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/11/577154367/apps-let-women-say-metoo-about-street-harassment https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/01/11/577154367/apps-let-women-say-metoo-about-street-harassment The authorities don't always listen. Women may be afraid to speak up. Around the globe, apps are giving them a place to document harassment on the streets.

]]> Maanvi Singh Why Street Harassers Speak The Same Language Across The U.S. People across the U.S. wrote NPR with their stories of street harassment, and from Alaska to New York, there were a whole lotta "Hey baby"s and "Hi beautiful"s. Sun, 13 Aug 2017 10:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2017/08/13/539305445/why-street-harassers-speak-the-same-language-across-the-u-s https://www.npr.org/2017/08/13/539305445/why-street-harassers-speak-the-same-language-across-the-u-s

People across the U.S. wrote NPR with their stories of street harassment, and from Alaska to New York, there were a whole lotta "Hey baby"s and "Hi beautiful"s.

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]]> Christianna Silva Why Do Men Harass Women? New Study Sheds Light On Motivations Researchers interviewed 4,830 men in the Middle East and came to some surprising conclusions. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:02:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/06/15/532977361/why-do-men-harass-women-new-study-sheds-light-on-motivations https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/06/15/532977361/why-do-men-harass-women-new-study-sheds-light-on-motivations Researchers interviewed 4,830 men in the Middle East and came to some surprising conclusions.

]]> Malaka Gharib Anti-Harassment Campaign Startles Mexico City Subway Riders Activists outfitted a subway seat with a nude male torso with prominent genitalia. They videotaped men's offended reactions, and hope to make them more sensitive to the many women who are accosted. Sat, 01 Apr 2017 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/01/521863660/anti-harassment-campaign-startles-mexico-city-subway-riders https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/01/521863660/anti-harassment-campaign-startles-mexico-city-subway-riders

Activists outfitted a subway seat with a nude male torso with prominent genitalia. They videotaped men's offended reactions, and hope to make them more sensitive to the many women who are accosted.

]]> Carrie Kahn Why Telling A Woman To 'Smile' Makes Her Want To Scream Kissing, groping and catcalling: Women share stories of street harassment in their countries. Sat, 09 Apr 2016 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/09/473433505/why-telling-a-woman-to-smile-makes-her-want-to-scream https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/09/473433505/why-telling-a-woman-to-smile-makes-her-want-to-scream Kissing, groping and catcalling: Women share stories of street harassment in their countries.

]]> Malaka Gharib Street Harassment Around The World: What's Your Story? How do men treat women in public spaces in different countries? What do women do to protect themselves? We asked activists to share their stories. Wed, 06 Apr 2016 10:27:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/06/473223402/street-harassment-around-the-world-what-s-your-story https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/04/06/473223402/street-harassment-around-the-world-what-s-your-story How do men treat women in public spaces in different countries? What do women do to protect themselves? We asked activists to share their stories.

]]> Malaka Gharib Woman In Street Harassment Video: 'I Do Not Feel Safe Right Now' Actress Shoshana Roberts says she has received several violent threats because of her role in a widely watched anti-street harassment PSA. Still, she says, she doesn't regret raising the issue. Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2014/11/01/360494480/woman-in-street-harassment-video-i-do-not-feel-safe-right-now https://www.npr.org/2014/11/01/360494480/woman-in-street-harassment-video-i-do-not-feel-safe-right-now

Actress Shoshana Roberts says she has received several violent threats because of her role in a widely watched anti-street harassment PSA. Still, she says, she doesn't regret raising the issue.

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