Fed up with hearing catcalls, women around the world are fighting back -- with chalk
"I'm gonna come back for you later." "It'll be so good, you won't want to call it rape." These are the kinds of catcalls that women -- and some men -- endure on the streets of the world's cities every day. The problem is widespread. A 2014 study found that in the UK, for example, 90% of women say they experienced their first street harassment before turning 17. More than 70% of South African women say they have been followed by men on the street.
you really are a VIP escort girl!"LondonDhakaTranslation:"Hey, what's the price of the model?" RomeThe movement was inspired by a university classSophie Sandberg, a senior at NYU, started Catcalls of NYC three years ago."I had a writing class assignment which inspired this project," said the student, now 22. Since then the account has posted more than 350 examples of New York catcalls and attracted 119,000 followers.
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