France is considering legislation that would make it illegal for men to harass women on the street. France’s under-secretary for gender equality, Marlene Schiappa, has said that she wants to introduce legislation that will prosecute men for street harassment. According to a national survey, almost every woman in France has faced public harassment. Now Schiappa has directed […]

Women face discrimination when it comes to safe public spaces. Safecity organised a photo exhibition and panel discussion during Global Anti- Street Harassment Week to deconstruct the crucial linkages between the freedom to travel and roam, and gendered violence in our session titled: ‘Reclaiming public spaces: Challenges in local transport” in Mumbai. We focussed on […]