Street Harassment Snapshot: May 15, 2011- Stop Street Harassment

What is Street Harassment?

Catcalls, sexually explicit comments, groping, leering, stalking, public masturbation and assault. 80 to 100 percent of women worldwide face sexual harassment in public.
In many countries, including the United States, this is called "street harassment," and in other countries it's called "eve teasing" or "public sexual harassment."
Street harassment is bullying behavior but instead of being treated as such, it is often normalized as "the way things are," treated as a minor annoyance, a compliment, or women's fault. In reality, it is a global human rights issue and it must end.