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CAMPAIGNERS have called for action to tackle “pervasive and persistent” harassment of girls after a survey suggested that half of Britain’s young women faced unwanted sexual behaviour this summer.
High levels of harassment on the streets have continued unabated throughout the pandemic, a poll by Plan International and Our Streets Now, published today has found.
A fifth of the 1,010 young women and girls, aged 14-21, surveyed experienced harassment during the spring lockdown, included being catcalled, followed, groped, flashed and upskirted.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
AMANDA J QUICK warns about the ever-expanding influence of the sex industry – and the harm it unleashes on both the women involved and society collectively, especially the young
