Street harassment- a detrimental issue.
Women from a very early age become self-aware and self-cautious of what they wear, where they go, how they act, how they walk, how they talk when crossing a public area with a majority of men, some even avoid crossing unfamiliar or quite places because they fear something ‘bad’ is going to happen to them. Coming from a south-Asian background, I can tell you that there are many unacceptable things and behaviors considered as ‘norms’ one of them is street harassment. Even though street harassment is not gender biased and both men and women experience it, Women statistically experience it more, henceforth Mahliqaa , a talented growing artist and I have decided to shed light at the street harassment faced by women. (By: Mahliqaa) Street harassment is a form of harassment that involves inappropriate sexual and unwanted gestures, comments, whistles or being touched by strangers in public places. I asked women on my Instagram and Twitter how old they were when they first...
