THIS WEEK IN STREET HARASSMENT…

As we are always saying over here at Hollaback!, SEXUAL VIOLENCE ISN’T CULTURAL. We hear this one ALL the time, which of course forces us to collectively roll our eyes and sigh dramatically. The anecdotal evidence that we collect on this blog shows that in NYC all kinds of men harass women and all kinds of women experience harassment. This fantastic New York Times op-ed discusses sexual violence in Congo and argues that dismissing it as cultural is demeaning and counter-productive. While we are still working to collect accurate statistics about street harassment here in the States, this study conducted in the Netherlands states that 59% of sexual harassment incidents last year occurred in public spaces. No surprises there… Ms. Magazine follows up with further coverage of “eve-teasers” in India and Bangladesh. Blogger Kimberly McLeod discusses catcalling, suggests a few responses, and even gives a shout-out to Hollaback! Finally, this is the LAST DAY TO VOTE for Hollaback! in the Revelation to Action Competition. Let’s make this happen everyone!!! And of course we are counting down the days until our LAUNCH PARTY on July 8! See you there! Thanks to Feministing and Bust for spreading the word!