Street Harassment!

Hey Feministing! I am a college student in NYC, and I am subjected to street harassment every single day. I am sure many of you (and not just women can be affected by this) are familiar with how enraging and degrading this feels. If I am on a safe street (where it is busy and not dark and lots of people), I call them out or flick them off. They get flustered and don’t know what to say (because they don’t expect a woman to speak up or defend herself, I suppose). My thinking is if they can call me out, I can call them on their bullshit. However, I NEVER do it when I don’t feel safe and I watch what I say (because there are some crazy people in this world).
Anyway, Jessica mentioned this website in her books, and it is truly awesome: http://hollabacknyc.blogspot.com/
It’s a place where women can take pictures of the street harassers and share the stories.
Now, the reason I am writing this post…
I want to write and editorial piece for my university newspaper on street harassers. I feel that many people who are harassed on the street don’t do anything because they think “there’s nothing they can do” or that “men can get away with those comments.” That’s the kind of mindset that this rape culture wants people, especially women, to have and it needs to stop.
I want to write an informative piece about how young women should handle these situations and the facts they should know, like the laws (or perhaps the lack there of) that pertain to this situation.
If you have any resources or ideas I could use, that would be much appreciated, too. =]
After I write the article I will probably post it as well.
Thanks everyone!