Women In Motion: Discussing Sexual Harassment of Individuals Who Identify as Women On Public Transportation
Category: Oral Presentation
Author(s): Sophia de St Simon
Presenter(s): Sophia de St Simon
The purpose of my project is to bring awareness to the issue of sexual harassment on public transit. Women experience unwanted photos, comments, eye contact, and physical contact to a notable extent while using public transportation. This, in turn, impacts their commute, the routes they may choose to take, and even their entire day due to the stress and discomfort caused by unwanted attention.This project discusses the different ways individuals may experience sexual harassment, bringing informative facts, resources, and statistics to one’s awareness. I will be doing a presentation about sexual harassment, which will include an informative poster I created to help bring awareness to sexual harassment specifically in public transportation. By doing so, I aim to influence how people choose to act on public transit while also potentially increasing the likelihood that individuals report incidents, since resources are made readily available. I took a review-based approach, looking at statistics that were easily reportable and digestible while also researching specific support systems, forms of harassment, and ways to de-escalate situations. In the future, this project could potentially help prevent sexual harassment from occurring while also serving as a source of information and support for women.