Visit the Stop Street Harassment blog to learn about the kinds of harassment women face and how they deal with it. Share your own tactics and advice. Men's opinions on street harassment are welcomed.

Have you ever been whistled or honked at, commented on in a sexual way (positively or negatively), leered at, groped, masturbated in front of, followed, or assaulted while in public? If so, please share your story and it will be added to the Stop Street Harassment blog.

Starting in July 2008, send in photos of the clothes you were wearing when harassed (can be you wearing them or just the clothes), places you've been harassed, or if you feel safe, your harassers. A new photo gallery will be designed to demonstrate visually the extent of street harassment

Note: In public, we are all susceptible to verbal, physical, and sexual attacks from complete strangers. People who are "different" or less "powerful" are particularly vulnerable to attacks by strangers. However, this site focuses primarily on the experiences of women being harassed in public by men.

In a society where politics and business are still male dominated, men make more money than women, and women are depicted in the media and advertisements simply as sexual objects, women as a category are less powerful than men as a category. Because of this overall power difference, the dynamics of men harassing women on the street has a different underlying meaning than if a man harasses another man, a woman harasses another woman or a woman harasses a man. The underlying meaning is further complicated by how women have historically been men's legal and sexual property.

Compared to harassment between other people, the street harassment of women by men is further complicated by the different ways in which women perceive the harassment. Factors like how often they are harassed, the severity of the harassment, the age of the harasser compared to themselves, and issues of fear and safety all play a role in how women feel about and classify the harassment they receive. While surely no one would like an unknown man to grope, stalk or assault her, the circumstances and personal history of the woman will determine if she finds a man's whistle or comments to be offensive or complimentary. Please share your views on the blog.