I'm still out of town but since I have a decent amount of internet access and since I'm going to spending the entire night at my friends apartment, I thought I would make a quick post.
In my opinion, sexual harassment is the correct term that should be used to describe what is commonly known as "eve teasing". The term "eve teasing" is such a vague term used when talking about something that can be very distressing and hurtful to a lot of women. I personally never know what to do in a situation where I feel I am being followed, or teased about my clothes etc. Not because I'm scared of the harasser, but because if the situation escalated, then I really would not know who to go to.
I think first of all NOT calling a spade a spade, society causes the most harm. And I've noticed that families/employers/colleges feel that the best way to prevent attacks on women, is to set up a dress code that is more "conservative". This is so counter-productive and anti-women, it is not even funny.
How big a problem do you think sexual harassment is?
What steps can we take to set harassers straight and prevent them from doing something more serious in the future?
Do you think women should be more aggressive and confront the harasser?
EDIT: Fearless Karnataka did are really great job at raising awareness about the rise in attacks on women in Bangalore. I was attacked once in Bangalore and after that I did some research about them and I remember seeing posters around Brigade Road which is a very popular hangout for young people. It made me feel kind of happy that there ARE people out there who care about our plight.
http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/03/fearl...ataka.html
In my opinion, sexual harassment is the correct term that should be used to describe what is commonly known as "eve teasing". The term "eve teasing" is such a vague term used when talking about something that can be very distressing and hurtful to a lot of women. I personally never know what to do in a situation where I feel I am being followed, or teased about my clothes etc. Not because I'm scared of the harasser, but because if the situation escalated, then I really would not know who to go to.
I think first of all NOT calling a spade a spade, society causes the most harm. And I've noticed that families/employers/colleges feel that the best way to prevent attacks on women, is to set up a dress code that is more "conservative". This is so counter-productive and anti-women, it is not even funny.
How big a problem do you think sexual harassment is?
What steps can we take to set harassers straight and prevent them from doing something more serious in the future?
Do you think women should be more aggressive and confront the harasser?
EDIT: Fearless Karnataka did are really great job at raising awareness about the rise in attacks on women in Bangalore. I was attacked once in Bangalore and after that I did some research about them and I remember seeing posters around Brigade Road which is a very popular hangout for young people. It made me feel kind of happy that there ARE people out there who care about our plight.

http://blog.blanknoise.org/2009/03/fearl...ataka.html