To make women safer, we need to educate men | Sexual harassment

Sharon Wall and
Moira Hicks on the need for real change, not candles or CCTV, in tackling the dangers that women face every day
Men should pledge never to remain silent, and start discussions with their friends and family about challenging male entitlement, writes Chris Green. Photograph: pixelfit/Getty Images
Men should pledge never to remain silent, and start discussions with their friends and family about challenging male entitlement, writes Chris Green. Photograph: pixelfit/Getty Images
Wed 17 Mar 2021 14.06 EDT
Last modified on Wed 17 Mar 2021 14.19 EDT
Re your many articles and letters on women’s safety, the education of boys and changes in the law will indeed be necessary to address this. But tinkering with the law will do little without changing the zeitgeist. PSHE lessons have been trying to address this problem in schools for years. What needs addressing is the covert education of boys and girls on the internet and by the media.

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