Our 2019 nationally representative study shows that around 71% of women in the U.S. have experienced street harassment, as have 28% of men. It’s clearly a huge problem. In the nearly 13 years that I have been researching, writing and speaking out...

This is an informal survey conducted by Stop Street Harassment and the findings may be used in blog posts and/or articles. Your answers are anonymous. Our previous national research (2018, 2019) shows that for most people who experience sexual...

Members of the Press: Please contact Holly Kearl at [email protected] if you would like to see a copy of the embargoed press release and/or report ahead of the 4/30 release. To close out Sexual Assault Awareness Month, on April 30,...

While many harassers only harass women when they are alone or they harass women in such a way that no one else realizes what is happening, there are many times when they do blatantly harass women in front of others. Over and over women who have been...

In days past, a canary in a coal mine was critical for safety. Miners would keep a caged canary in a mine and as long as they heard the canary singing they knew they were safe from the noxious gases that they were exposed to. If the canary stopped...

Last week, thanks to the efforts of our partners Collective Action for Safe Spaces, Washington, D.C. became the first city in the country to pass a dedicated anti-street harassment law. This effort began in 2015 and SSH board member Layla Moughari...

Thank you for joining us in 2018 for International Anti-Street Harassment Week, from April 8-14! Here’s the wrap-up report featuring actions from 38 countries and 13 U.S. states. Here is the photo album from the week! Share on Facebook