The Women And Equalities select committee has published its report on sexual harassment towards girls and women. The committee found that “sexual harassment pervades the lives of women and girls and is deeply ingrained in our culture”. Roughly two-thirds of women have experienced sexual harassment in public places, and that number rose to 85 per cent of women aged 18-24.
The report argues that, because sexual harassment often starts when girls are still in their school uniform, it “becomes “normalised” as girls move through life: it shapes the messages boys and girls receive about what is acceptable […] and restricts [women’s] freedoms in public spaces”.
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