Holly Kearl

Holly Kearl is the founder of Stop Street Harassment and International Anti-Street Harassment Week. She is an author and works for UN Women, Aspen Institute and The OpEd Project.

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By Holly Kearl • 9 years ago

Activists put up “No Catcall Zone” street signs in NYC and Philly

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

As the recipient of hundreds of instances of gender-based street harassment — ranging from verbal to physical — I have often wondered why we don’t have street signs telling people not to harass.

By Holly Kearl • 13 years ago

More Than 80% of Women Are Harassed, Just for Walking on the Street

As some of you may recall, two years ago I wrote a post on Feministing Community asking people to take an informal survey about gender-based street harassment for a book I wanted to write. More than 900 people took the survey and last year I signed a book contract. This week my book is out and available for purchase, Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women (Praeger Publisher). Thank you Feministing readers who took the survey and contributed their voices and stories to help raise awareness about this pervasive problem that impacts at least 80 percent of women worldwide.

To order the book, visit Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, or Greenwood.com. I hope you can attend one ...

By Holly Kearl • 13 years ago

Funding & Leadership Opportunities for College Students & Groups

I work at AAUW and I wanted to share the following information with everyone:

2010–11 Leadership Programs
Now Accepting Applications

Make a difference on your campus—apply for funding and leadership opportunities from AAUW. Each of the programs described below helps women and girls break through barriers to acquire the skills they need to succeed and lead in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

I work at AAUW and I wanted to share the following information with everyone:

2010–11 Leadership Programs
Now Accepting Applications

Make a difference on your campus—apply for funding and leadership opportunities from AAUW. ...

By Holly Kearl • 13 years ago

Funding & Leadership Opportunities for College Students & Groups

I work at AAUW and I wanted to share the following information with everyone:

2010–11 Leadership Programs
Now Accepting Applications

I work at AAUW and I wanted to share the following information with everyone:

2010–11 Leadership Programs
Now Accepting Applications

Make a difference on your campus—apply for funding and leadership opportunities from AAUW. ...