Only by enacting legal change can we end this blight on women’s lives, write Rose Caldwell and Maya Tutton
It is horrifying but sadly not surprising that a survey has shown that almost all young women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment (Report, 10 March).
Our work with girls and young women shows that sexual harassment is a persistent and pervasive blight on their lives. Street harassment makes girls feel ashamed, frightened and vulnerable. It causes them to change their behaviour, like avoiding certain streets or changing their clothes before leaving the house, having serious implications for their freedom and autonomy.
