Latest items for IIP-PRACTICE-2
Jan. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The case also prompted a wider discussion around the issue of women’s safety in India, which has remained a longstanding concern despite numerous high-profile rapes and killings of women prompting promises of change. In 2012, the story of a young women who was gang raped and killed on a bus and her body then dumped by the road stirred up global outrage and led to changes in the law and promises for the greater protection of women in public spaces" (par. 12).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The case also prompted a wider discussion around the issue of women’s safety in India, which has remained a longstanding concern despite numerous high-profile rapes and killings of women prompting promises of change. In 2012, the story of a young women who was gang raped and killed on a bus and her body then dumped by the road stirred up global outrage and led to changes in the law and promises for the greater protection of women in public spaces" (par. 12).
Jan. 16, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A Kenyan politician has become the subject of a vicious online hate campaign after she protested against period poverty by sitting through a senate meeting in clothing stained with fake menstrual blood" (para 1). "As well as online messages questioning her credentials as a leader, Orwoba was targeted by severe cyberbullying and threats of sexual violence, and said she is thinking about taking a social media break 'until temperatures come down'" (para 8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"A Kenyan politician has become the subject of a vicious online hate campaign after she protested against period poverty by sitting through a senate meeting in clothing stained with fake menstrual blood" (para 1). "As well as online messages questioning her credentials as a leader, Orwoba was targeted by severe cyberbullying and threats of sexual violence, and said she is thinking about taking a social media break 'until temperatures come down'" (para 8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, EWCMS-PRACTICE-4
"But women have been at the forefront of the struggle against the junta. They have marched in peaceful protests. They strung up their sarongs over streets as shields because many men fear that walking under them will sap their virility. Women have rejected cultural norms by picking up weapons against the military" (para 10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, EWCMS-PRACTICE-4
"But women have been at the forefront of the struggle against the junta. They have marched in peaceful protests. They strung up their sarongs over streets as shields because many men fear that walking under them will sap their virility. Women have rejected cultural norms by picking up weapons against the military" (para 10).
Jan. 10, 2025, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Rampant sexism and misogyny are evident as soon as a woman steps out of her home. She will be whistled at, hear sexually degrading statements screamed at her and asked menacingly for her phone number – just some examples of the daily harassment we women face. And when a woman faces street harassment, she can be too intimidated to respond without putting herself in danger. I used to respond assertively to catcallers, but now I have stopped because I worry about my safety. There is a middle-aged man who is always loitering at a cafe near my house. He would persistently harass me when I walked to the local shop....more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Rampant sexism and misogyny are evident as soon as a woman steps out of her home. She will be whistled at, hear sexually degrading statements screamed at her and asked menacingly for her phone number – just some examples of the daily harassment we women face. And when a woman faces street harassment, she can be too intimidated to respond without putting herself in danger. I used to respond assertively to catcallers, but now I have stopped because I worry about my safety. There is a middle-aged man who is always loitering at a cafe near my house. He would persistently harass me when I walked to the local shop....more
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:03 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even more abusive when I was pregnant with my third child" (par. 9).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"We also face abuse simply for going to work. People shout at us in public, telling us to go back home where we belong. They became even more abusive when I was pregnant with my third child" (par. 9).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women face the posibility of kidnapping in public spaces in some instances (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"More than 60 women and girls who had been abducted last week in the West African nation of Burkina Faso were freed on Friday, the national broadcaster said. The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves" (par. 1-2). Women face the posibility of kidnapping in public spaces in some instances (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"WALSH: The need for additional privacy not only keeps male and female recruits separate, but also limits the opportunities for female drill instructors since drill instructors also sleep in the squad bay. The 700-page report found that in the absence of women, vulgar and sexist comments were being made in front of the male recruits. MONTGOMERY: To objectify women, to describe acts with women's bodily parts, to condone tacit violence against women. . .MONTGOMERY: Male recruits that we spoke with in the focus groups, they had a recognition that this language was wrong to use around women. They had this recognition that when I go to the next training step...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"WALSH: The need for additional privacy not only keeps male and female recruits separate, but also limits the opportunities for female drill instructors since drill instructors also sleep in the squad bay. The 700-page report found that in the absence of women, vulgar and sexist comments were being made in front of the male recruits. MONTGOMERY: To objectify women, to describe acts with women's bodily parts, to condone tacit violence against women. . .MONTGOMERY: Male recruits that we spoke with in the focus groups, they had a recognition that this language was wrong to use around women. They had this recognition that when I go to the next training step...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Fourteen theatrical educational programs reached 1,400 people on issues related to sexual and gender-based violence, including street harassment and dating violence, early and forced marriage, public bullying, healthy behaviour, and sexual reproductive health and rights in an accessible and engaging way" (p. 25). This suggests that street harassment can occur within the country because it is an issue being addressed (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Fourteen theatrical educational programs reached 1,400 people on issues related to sexual and gender-based violence, including street harassment and dating violence, early and forced marriage, public bullying, healthy behaviour, and sexual reproductive health and rights in an accessible and engaging way" (p. 25). This suggests that street harassment can occur within the country because it is an issue being addressed (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"But most definitely, I’ll be humiliated by a cisgender man shouting a slur at me on the bus, belittling my work, touching me without consent or making inappropriate remarks about my body – and I’ll choose to keep quiet about it. Peace of mind over a demand for basic decency" (par. 2).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a country where walking the streets can result in being targeted by 'modelling agency' actors before victims are lured to discrete offices to sign their freedom away, the multi-billion-pound porn industry continues to be a poisonous trap from which unknowing women find themselves battling to escape” (para 1-2). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a country where walking the streets can result in being targeted by 'modelling agency' actors before victims are lured to discrete offices to sign their freedom away, the multi-billion-pound porn industry continues to be a poisonous trap from which unknowing women find themselves battling to escape” (para 1-2). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“The blowback and fear that 4B practitioners experience underscores their conviction that Korea is still a frightening place for women. Yeowon’s photo was posted on an Ilbe site after participating in a feminist protest, and she was harassed and sexually threatened online for weeks. Youngmi said men have tried to physically attack her on the street three or four times. She recalled an episode when she and some friends, who all had cropped haircuts, were dining at a Japanese restaurant in Daegu. Throughout the night, the restaurant owner and his friends made gagging and puking noises and gestures at them. When Minji and I met at a coffee shop near...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“The blowback and fear that 4B practitioners experience underscores their conviction that Korea is still a frightening place for women. Yeowon’s photo was posted on an Ilbe site after participating in a feminist protest, and she was harassed and sexually threatened online for weeks. Youngmi said men have tried to physically attack her on the street three or four times. She recalled an episode when she and some friends, who all had cropped haircuts, were dining at a Japanese restaurant in Daegu. Throughout the night, the restaurant owner and his friends made gagging and puking noises and gestures at them. When Minji and I met at a coffee shop near...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When she created a social media platform for reporting sexual harassment. She organized and published surveys that found it to be rampant in universities and workplaces. A champion of women’s right to speak out about harassment, Ms. Huang also described having been subjected to it herself by a colleague" (para 6). "When the police in Guangzhou took her away in 2021, it was not for the first time. She had been detained in 2019 after writing about and participating in anti-government protests in Hong Kong. At that time, Ms. Huang wrote a handwritten account of her detention, titled 'Being a journalist is not a crime'" (para 7). "‘Sophia Huang Xueqin...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When she created a social media platform for reporting sexual harassment. She organized and published surveys that found it to be rampant in universities and workplaces. A champion of women’s right to speak out about harassment, Ms. Huang also described having been subjected to it herself by a colleague" (para 6). "When the police in Guangzhou took her away in 2021, it was not for the first time. She had been detained in 2019 after writing about and participating in anti-government protests in Hong Kong. At that time, Ms. Huang wrote a handwritten account of her detention, titled 'Being a journalist is not a crime'" (para 7). "‘Sophia Huang Xueqin...more
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"At Northeastern, women students in engineering and computer science have won awards for projects such as an app that people can use to anonymously report harassment, catcalling and sexual assault" (par. 35).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"At Northeastern, women students in engineering and computer science have won awards for projects such as an app that people can use to anonymously report harassment, catcalling and sexual assault" (par. 35).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Longstanding customs that both repress women and in many cases confine them to the home have made their safety in public spaces an afterthought. It can be dangerous for a woman to use public transportation, especially at night, and sexual harassment occurs frequently on the streets and in offices. Mothers tell their daughters to be watchful. Brothers and husbands drop their sisters and wives off at work" (para 6).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Longstanding customs that both repress women and in many cases confine them to the home have made their safety in public spaces an afterthought. It can be dangerous for a woman to use public transportation, especially at night, and sexual harassment occurs frequently on the streets and in offices. Mothers tell their daughters to be watchful. Brothers and husbands drop their sisters and wives off at work" (para 6).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:39 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The documentary notes UN Women UK statistics from March 2021 which revealed 71% of women of all ages in the UK had experienced some form of sexual harassment in a public space" (para 20). "As Ellie sits down with the pupils in their classroom, she asks: 'How many of you have experienced sexual harassment in some way?' The girls look a little unsure, before a vast majority raise their hands to signal that they have been sexually harassed in the past. A statistic is shown which reveals over half of girls have experienced public sexual harassment while they were wearing their school uniforms" (para 30-32). "Another aspect of harassment Ellie...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The documentary notes UN Women UK statistics from March 2021 which revealed 71% of women of all ages in the UK had experienced some form of sexual harassment in a public space" (para 20). "As Ellie sits down with the pupils in their classroom, she asks: 'How many of you have experienced sexual harassment in some way?' The girls look a little unsure, before a vast majority raise their hands to signal that they have been sexually harassed in the past. A statistic is shown which reveals over half of girls have experienced public sexual harassment while they were wearing their school uniforms" (para 30-32). "Another aspect of harassment Ellie...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:18 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In the public metro system of Mexico City, nine out of 10 women say they have been a victim of sexual harassment even though, in 2002, the city government implemented 'Let's Travel Safely.' The program allocates three of the nine subway cars for only women and children up to 12 years old. The program's success has been very limited: One 2021 study found harassment toward women only dropped by 2.9%. Sexual harassment continues to pose a serious threat to riders, with an average of 300 cases reported per year in the metro. But even then, the numbers are inaccurate, since 80% of metro riders do not know how to report...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"In the public metro system of Mexico City, nine out of 10 women say they have been a victim of sexual harassment even though, in 2002, the city government implemented 'Let's Travel Safely.' The program allocates three of the nine subway cars for only women and children up to 12 years old. The program's success has been very limited: One 2021 study found harassment toward women only dropped by 2.9%. Sexual harassment continues to pose a serious threat to riders, with an average of 300 cases reported per year in the metro. But even then, the numbers are inaccurate, since 80% of metro riders do not know how to report...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Feminist Antiwar Resistance quickly formed and became one of the loudest protest movements in the country" (para 11).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Feminist Antiwar Resistance quickly formed and became one of the loudest protest movements in the country" (para 11).
Dec. 12, 2024, midnight
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Nearly a quarter of women aged 16-24 have suffered sexual harassment over the past year, figures show" (para 1). "Overall one in 10 people aged 16 or over experienced at least one form of harassment in the previous 12 months, according to results from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Females were more likely to have had an experience that made them feel 'upset, distressed, or threatened' - by 13 per cent to 7 per cent for men. Three quarters of victims were harassed in person, while a fifth suffered online. But the numbers surged even higher among younger age groups, with 20 per cent of 16-19 year-olds and...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Nearly a quarter of women aged 16-24 have suffered sexual harassment over the past year, figures show" (para 1). "Overall one in 10 people aged 16 or over experienced at least one form of harassment in the previous 12 months, according to results from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Females were more likely to have had an experience that made them feel 'upset, distressed, or threatened' - by 13 per cent to 7 per cent for men. Three quarters of victims were harassed in person, while a fifth suffered online. But the numbers surged even higher among younger age groups, with 20 per cent of 16-19 year-olds and...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women and girls are also vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence 'while travelling to and lining up for hours to use wash facilities including water points, water distribution sites, and sanitation facilities that are limited in number, and located far from where they are seeking shelter,' the spokesperson added" (para 3).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women and girls are also vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence 'while travelling to and lining up for hours to use wash facilities including water points, water distribution sites, and sanitation facilities that are limited in number, and located far from where they are seeking shelter,' the spokesperson added" (para 3).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Young, educated women were conspicuously on the front lines of protests in several cities in late 2022 against the government’s oppressive pandemic-control policies" (para 17).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Young, educated women were conspicuously on the front lines of protests in several cities in late 2022 against the government’s oppressive pandemic-control policies" (para 17).
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she says" (p. 9-10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The make-shift displacement camp she lives in is getting cold as winter takes hold. The bone-chilling experiences survived by the women and girls around her makes life even colder. 'I know 36 women my age who have been raped, sexually harassed and beaten,' she says" (p. 9-10).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Digital sex crimes have further fuelled the feminist movement, from widespread illegal filming through hidden cameras to the latest epidemic of AI-generated deepfake pornography targeting young women" (para 10).
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Digital sex crimes have further fuelled the feminist movement, from widespread illegal filming through hidden cameras to the latest epidemic of AI-generated deepfake pornography targeting young women" (para 10).
Dec. 5, 2024, 6:07 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The announcement about the opening of the clinic comes after state media reported that a university student who was arrested after stripping down to her underwear on a in Tehran, reportedly in protest at being assaulted by campus security guards for breaches of the hijab law" (para 8). "Molaei Alishah, a 25-year-old woman who it said was arrested after confronting a man who harassed her on the street over her hijab" (para 10).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The announcement about the opening of the clinic comes after state media reported that a university student who was arrested after stripping down to her underwear on a in Tehran, reportedly in protest at being assaulted by campus security guards for breaches of the hijab law" (para 8). "Molaei Alishah, a 25-year-old woman who it said was arrested after confronting a man who harassed her on the street over her hijab" (para 10).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee notes with concern reports of an increase in cases of sexual abuse of teenage girls by teenage boys and the possible link to the sexualization of women online and the availability of pornography. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/9, para. 23 (c)) to allocate resources for research into the root causes and possible impact of oversexualized representations of girls and women in the media and the possible links between sexualization and pornography and gender-based violence against women and girls. The Committee welcomes the efforts taken by the State party to counter hate speech on several grounds, including gender. It notes with concern, however, that a high number of...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Committee notes with concern reports of an increase in cases of sexual abuse of teenage girls by teenage boys and the possible link to the sexualization of women online and the availability of pornography. The Committee reiterates its recommendation (CEDAW/C/NOR/CO/9, para. 23 (c)) to allocate resources for research into the root causes and possible impact of oversexualized representations of girls and women in the media and the possible links between sexualization and pornography and gender-based violence against women and girls. The Committee welcomes the efforts taken by the State party to counter hate speech on several grounds, including gender. It notes with concern, however, that a high number of...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:55 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"'Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,' said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. The representative spoke of how she was 'deeply troubled' by some attacks which have been taking place in broad daylight, affecting the daily lives and livelihoods of women and girls in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province" (par. 1-2).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"'Allegations of grave cases of sexual violence against civilians, including children, in particular affecting IDPs fleeing conflict in the eastern DRC, is a matter of profound concern which requires immediate action,' said the top UN official who advocates for women and girls impacted by sexual violence. The representative spoke of how she was 'deeply troubled' by some attacks which have been taking place in broad daylight, affecting the daily lives and livelihoods of women and girls in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province" (par. 1-2).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Guardian spoke to the families of two women who were arrested last week and three women who were arrested by the Gasht-e-Irshad. One young woman from Tehran said: 'Around eight agents surrounded me on Saturday and started screaming at me. They hurl insults like ‘whore’, ‘naked America-loving slut’ – all while kicking me in the legs, stomach and everywhere. They don’t care where they hit you'" (par. 8).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"The Guardian spoke to the families of two women who were arrested last week and three women who were arrested by the Gasht-e-Irshad. One young woman from Tehran said: 'Around eight agents surrounded me on Saturday and started screaming at me. They hurl insults like ‘whore’, ‘naked America-loving slut’ – all while kicking me in the legs, stomach and everywhere. They don’t care where they hit you'" (par. 8).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Saw Thet, a transgender woman from Pyay, Bago region, said people had stopped going out after dark, and she was scared to leave town in case she was seized at a military checkpoint and forced to serve. Transgender people are not legally recognised in Myanmar" (par. 52).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Saw Thet, a transgender woman from Pyay, Bago region, said people had stopped going out after dark, and she was scared to leave town in case she was seized at a military checkpoint and forced to serve. Transgender people are not legally recognised in Myanmar" (par. 52).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:20 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Strauss had always been aware of the challenges facing parents when it came to transporting children. She was also aware of news reports of women being raped and kidnapped by taxi drivers" (par. 7). "Eighty women work as drivers for Linea Lila with about 20 available on a given day. Most have been subjected to violence, according to Julia Quispe, the executive secretary, who is a member of the Aymara Indigenous group" (par. 16).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Strauss had always been aware of the challenges facing parents when it came to transporting children. She was also aware of news reports of women being raped and kidnapped by taxi drivers" (par. 7). "Eighty women work as drivers for Linea Lila with about 20 available on a given day. Most have been subjected to violence, according to Julia Quispe, the executive secretary, who is a member of the Aymara Indigenous group" (par. 16).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a country where walking the streets can result in being targeted by 'modelling agency' actors before victims are lured to discrete offices to sign their freedom away, the multi-billion-pound porn industry continues to be a poisonous trap from which unknowing women find themselves battling to escape” (para 1-2). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
“An industry that runs on exploitation, coercive behaviour and false promises of runway dreams to young impressionable girls - Japan's disturbing porn industry has long been a legal grey-zone. In a country where walking the streets can result in being targeted by 'modelling agency' actors before victims are lured to discrete offices to sign their freedom away, the multi-billion-pound porn industry continues to be a poisonous trap from which unknowing women find themselves battling to escape” (para 1-2). “A 2020 government survey revealed shocking figures suggesting around a quarter of Japanese women in their teens, 20s and 30s have been solicited for supposed modelling jobs on their local streets and...more
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"As a young woman growing up in Taipei in the 1980s and ’90s, I [author] was taught to expect sexual harassment. Many clothing shops sell so-called safety shorts for women and girls to wear under their skirts to thwart peeping Toms. We have designated women’s waiting areas in metro stations with enhanced surveillance.The message? Creeps happen, but the burden is on us, women and girls, to change our behavior to protect ourselves" (9). This implies that women are harrassed when in public spaces such as metro station (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"As a young woman growing up in Taipei in the 1980s and ’90s, I [author] was taught to expect sexual harassment. Many clothing shops sell so-called safety shorts for women and girls to wear under their skirts to thwart peeping Toms. We have designated women’s waiting areas in metro stations with enhanced surveillance.The message? Creeps happen, but the burden is on us, women and girls, to change our behavior to protect ourselves" (9). This implies that women are harrassed when in public spaces such as metro station (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).