97 per cent of young women in the UK have been sexually harassed
Bates reveals that many women who share their stories with the Everyday Sexism Project say that when they have reported an incident, they’ve been told “they’re overreacting, making a fuss about nothing, or should have taken it as a compliment”. Rose Caldwell, the CEO of Plan International UK adds: “There is no UK law that fully criminalises public sexual harassment, leaving perpetrators to get away with it. As one girl told us, you can be fined for dropping litter in the UK, but not for harassing a woman or girl in public. This cannot be right.” In November, a report by Plan Inter...
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