Essays about: "street harassment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words street harassment.

  1. 1. Design of Smart Wearable Button Interactions for Women’s Street Safety in Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Maria Campo Woytuk; [2022]
    Keywords : Women s safety; safety button; street harassment; interaction design; Feminist HCI; Kvinnors säkerhet; säkerhetsknapp; kvinnors trakasserier; interaktionsdesign; feministisk HCI;

    Abstract : Women have always been concerned about their safety when walking alone and have taken precautions to protect themselves from harm. With the current advances in technology, women’s safety techniques and devices have drastically changed within the past years, for instance, by introducing the use of safety buttons. READ MORE

  3. 2. “It’s not a compliment! It’s a crime” : How young women in the UKare talking about street harassment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Mullane Nicole; [2021]
    Keywords : men’s violence against women; street harassment; sexual harassment; public space; fear and safety work; gender relations; feminist phenomenology; collective story telling; Sarah Everard; United Kingdom;

    Abstract : This study explores experiences of public sexual harassment among young women in the UKin light of a renewed focus on violence against women after Sarah Everard was raped andmurdered while walking home during lockdown. Thirteen young women were interviewed while this case dominated British media and public debate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
    Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Catcalling – ‘It is not illegal’: a survey-based content analysis study regarding experiences of catcalling in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Emilie Naesgård; [2019]
    Keywords : Catcalling; Street harassment; Sexual harassment; Sweden; Swedish penal code; Law; Content analysis study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : An article written by the Swedish Government in 2018 outlines that they are working towards a more equal society and describes how they are conducting prevention work regarding men’s violence towards women. Although recently media has portrayed street harassment and catcalling as something that has become an increasing problem for young women in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Place of Women in Public Space : A Case Study of Street Harassment in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Anna Wronska; [2018]
    Keywords : street harassment; eve teasing; patriarchy; gender; physical mobility; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sexual harassment on the streets is a prevalent issue worldwide and most of it takes place in the cities. The issue has been addressed by various international agencies and governments. However, the problem still persists and affects the daily lives of people, especially women and girls. READ MORE