Harassment of young girls in public is so relentless it has become normalised, report finds

Women and girls are enduring street harassment “so frequently” that it is normalised to become “a routine part of everyday life,” a new government report has found. 

MPs on the Women and Equalities Committee investigated the issue of street harassment over the course of nine months and found that “relentless” harassment (which can begin during childhood) results in girls growing up with a normalised culture of harassment. The report also found that the “disrespect of women” and the “assumption by some men that they can behave in this way” are factors underpinning harassment. 

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