I was riding my bike over to this mall where cars have to be aware of bikes. Anyway I was about to leave and saw this car waiting to cross, so I didn’t time it too well and this guy almost hits me when I bike in front of him and he yells about five …
I was walking in the late afternoon down my street and noticed a man walking towards me. There was nothing strange about it– he was just walking in my direction, probably to the store nearby. But something made my body tense up as he got closer. I made a point not to make eye contact …
When people think about Amsterdam, what usually comes to mind is a fantastical world of marijuana, Red Light Districts and lots of gorgeous canals running through the city. The Netherlands is not really an obvious place to look at street harassment. Ranked fourth in Europe by the European Institute for Gender Equality, and ranked 14th …
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Are you interested in broadcasting your experiences, views or research on street harassment? Check out Stop Street Harassment’s new cohort of bloggers, including Hollaback! Amsterdam’s Eve Aronson, and consider applying to be one yourself! For more information, contact Stop Street Harassment’s founder, Holly Kearl.
As part of their academic work, Hollaback!’s Eve Aronson and Eline Waerp did extensive research on who is affected by street harassment in the Netherlands, how they are affected, why it matters and what can be done to fight it. Check out their amazing work below! Eve and Eline can be reached at: amsterdam@ihollaback.org. Aronson, …
In January and February 2015, Eve conducted a survey of street harassment in Amsterdam as part of her research. Click the link below the picture for the complete results of the survey and let us know your comments! 2015 Amsterdam Street Harassment Survey
Broad daylight, parking lot next to a supermarket. Man, at least ten years older than me, alone, with a shopping bag, stops and stares at me. Like I’m a tennis match, just walking by. I have to walk past him to enter the supermarket and he doesn’t move, just staring. After I pass, he says …
I was playing Ingress (an awesome GPS game). At some point I was busy upgrading a portal when a ball rolls to me. But I didn’t feel to kick it back because I was on my bike. I heard someone saying “Yo girl, pass the ball”. (note; I am 35 years old) I ignored and …
Our Hollaback! partners in New York have put together an awesome, informative video blog series with everything you would want to know (and we mean everything) about street harassment. Check out the latest episode, #Harassmentis, a SUPER SPECIAL
On April 30, Hollaback! met with members of FemNet Groen Links to talk about street harassment, about how Hollaback!’s online platform can help spread the word and about how political parties can help support our efforts to bring attention to this important issue in the Netherlands. Thanks for the inspiring conversation! We are excited to be …
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