Street harassment happens in public, and most of the time there are witnesses to it. But studies show that many people do not do anything about it. However, when witnesses do take action, it can make all the difference.
We all need to be aware of our role and take action against street harassment.
Witnesses have an important role to play in keeping our public spaces safe, welcoming and harassment-free. No matter what form it takes, street harassment has an impact on the target’s quality of life in public spaces. Witnesses can disrupt the climate of fear that has been created for those people and help them realize that action should be taken (by reporting it, for example).