Article Approached by 20 men in two hours: The reality of being a woman alone at night
Article Approached by 20 men in two hours: The reality of being a woman alone at night
Jul 19 2024, 10:45 AM
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-17/approached-by-20-men-in-two-hours-the-reality-of-being-a-woman-alone-at-night
Quote:I wanted to demonstrate, in a real and tangible way, what it can be like when you are alone as a young woman at night.
To do this, we used a secret camera attached to me, two producers who were also filming and a security guard watching over the whole thing for our safety.
I walked alone on a busy Cardiff street at night in a vulnerable situation to see who would offer me help.
I was approached by men 20 times in just two hours.
My cover story for them was that I was looking for my friends.
The vast majority of the men responded: “I’ll be your friend”.
Out of all of these interactions, only one man offered to help me.
[...]
But I think what the exercise shows is that it is not necessarily just the threat of more serious sexual assaults that make women feel unsafe.
The fact that 19 out of 20 men used me being alone, lost and vulnerable as an opportunity to ask for my contact details, rather than to offer me help, is quite concerning.
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itv News, July 18 2024.
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-07-17/approached-by-20-men-in-two-hours-the-reality-of-being-a-woman-alone-at-night
Quote:I wanted to demonstrate, in a real and tangible way, what it can be like when you are alone as a young woman at night.
To do this, we used a secret camera attached to me, two producers who were also filming and a security guard watching over the whole thing for our safety.
I walked alone on a busy Cardiff street at night in a vulnerable situation to see who would offer me help.
I was approached by men 20 times in just two hours.
My cover story for them was that I was looking for my friends.
The vast majority of the men responded: “I’ll be your friend”.
Out of all of these interactions, only one man offered to help me.
[...]
But I think what the exercise shows is that it is not necessarily just the threat of more serious sexual assaults that make women feel unsafe.
The fact that 19 out of 20 men used me being alone, lost and vulnerable as an opportunity to ask for my contact details, rather than to offer me help, is quite concerning.
Kozlik's regular member account. 🍀🐐
vascular_apathy
Aug 12 2024, 6:56 PM #2From my time being homeless.... yup... that's exactly how it is.
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