46 min
Girl’s Talk: Catcalling and Other Forms of Harassment #RealTalk with Biha Care
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- Non-Profit
Welcome to another episode of #RealTalk with Biha Care!
Earlier this month, Sarah Everard disappeared while walking home after visiting a friend and her body was found a week later. This sparked an outcry for women’s safety. As the movement progressed, women across the world have inundated social media with posts describing their own experiences of walking the streets, with many sharing incidents when they had been catcalled, followed, harassed and experienced public indecency. Their stories highlight a burden shared by women to protect themselves, without a call for men to change their behaviour towards women. Ms. Everard’s case is now shedding a light on the insecurity that has plagued women on a daily basis, at home or in public spaces.
Two special guests, Princess Omonoseh and Kyangchat Zachariah, join Chinenye in a conversation that navigates through some of the issues faced by women in our society such as catcalling, common gender biases and sexual harassment. They share their personal experiences of objectification, stalking and coping mechanisms in light of constant danger and concern for safety. They also proffer solutions on how we can do better as a society to combat these issues.
“Educating the men is very important… We shouldn’t just focus on training the females.”
- Kyangchat
“The thought of it that people actually die from these experiences… It’s a really big issue.”
- Princess
Women shouldn’t have to feel self-conscious or nervous every time they head out the door or every time they pass by men on the street. What men need to understand is that catcalling is not cute, funny, or complimenting. It’s degrading and demeaning. It not only diminishes a woman's feelings of safety and comfort in public places, but also restricts her freedom of movement, depriving her of liberty and security in the public sphere. Women have the right to be treated with as much respect and dignity when walking down the street as any man. Women deserve to feel safe!
Happy International Women’s Month!
More From Biha Care
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Welcome to another episode of #RealTalk with Biha Care!
Earlier this month, Sarah Everard disappeared while walking home after visiting a friend and her body was found a week later. This sparked an outcry for women’s safety. As the movement progressed, women across the world have inundated social media with posts describing their own experiences of walking the streets, with many sharing incidents when they had been catcalled, followed, harassed and experienced public indecency. Their stories highlight a burden shared by women to protect themselves, without a call for men to change their behaviour towards women. Ms. Everard’s case is now shedding a light on the insecurity that has plagued women on a daily basis, at home or in public spaces.
Two special guests, Princess Omonoseh and Kyangchat Zachariah, join Chinenye in a conversation that navigates through some of the issues faced by women in our society such as catcalling, common gender biases and sexual harassment. They share their personal experiences of objectification, stalking and coping mechanisms in light of constant danger and concern for safety. They also proffer solutions on how we can do better as a society to combat these issues.
“Educating the men is very important… We shouldn’t just focus on training the females.”
- Kyangchat
“The thought of it that people actually die from these experiences… It’s a really big issue.”
- Princess
Women shouldn’t have to feel self-conscious or nervous every time they head out the door or every time they pass by men on the street. What men need to understand is that catcalling is not cute, funny, or complimenting. It’s degrading and demeaning. It not only diminishes a woman's feelings of safety and comfort in public places, but also restricts her freedom of movement, depriving her of liberty and security in the public sphere. Women have the right to be treated with as much respect and dignity when walking down the street as any man. Women deserve to feel safe!
Happy International Women’s Month!
More From Biha Care
Subscribe to our podcast via your preferred platform at bit.ly/bfpodseries
Follow us on our YouTube channel for full video interviews at https://youtube.com/channel/UCTxQXVGPRtav3-frI0lQ0pQ
Check out our blog via bit.ly/bfposts
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive news on our latest posts, episodes and videos via bit.ly/bfnewssignup
Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn and other social networks to learn more about us via linktr.ee/bihacare
46 min