{"id":56578,"date":"2020-12-17T16:18:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T16:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=56578"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T19:02:24","slug":"how-new-technologies-are-helping-vulnerable-women-stay-safe-on-the-streets-of-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/12\/17\/how-new-technologies-are-helping-vulnerable-women-stay-safe-on-the-streets-of-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"How new technologies are helping vulnerable women stay safe on the streets of Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women are using new technologies like smartphone apps to protect themselves against sexual predators around Cardiff in the dark winter months<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Image of a girl surrounded by new technologies including laptops, phones and apple watches\" class=\"wp-image-56788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-770x403.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-293x153.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image.png 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Image of a girl surrounded by new technologies including laptops, phones and apple watches\" class=\"wp-image-56788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-770x403.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image-293x153.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/feature-image.png 1199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-white-background-color has-background\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">\u201cI<\/span> don\u2019t remember wearing that skirt again after that,\u201d says Ellie. She is talking about the time she was verbally harassed by two men on Queen Street as an 18-year-old.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellie was initially approached by two men in their early 30s who asked for her number. She politely refused and continued shopping. About 20 minutes later, she passed them again, and the men shouted at her, asking why she wouldn\u2019t give them her number, catcalling and shouting. An older man stepped in and told the men to leave her alone, but they told the man that \u201cshe wouldn\u2019t dress like that if she wasn\u2019t asking for it\u201d. Ellie was wearing a jumper, skirt, tights and a coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s 21 now and avoids walking around certain parts of Cardiff alone, including Richmond Road and the notoriously unsafe Rhymney Street bridge joining Cathays and Roath. Ellie explains a large part of this is due to warnings from other women on Facebook groups like Overheard at Cardiff about perverse men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These groups like Overheard at Cardiff, which has over 30 thousand members, and safety apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/hollieguard.com\">Hollie Guard<\/a> are becoming increasingly popular methods for young women to stay safe as the darkness starts to creep in earlier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Ellie&#8217;s story of street harassment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Ellie&#039;s story of street harassment\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHHrWhZwhVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Ellie&#039;s story of street harassment\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHHrWhZwhVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women are using Facebook to stay safe<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>One such post on Overheard at Cardiff in January describes \u201cA man about 35-40 years old and 5ft10 with dark brown hair\u201d who offered to buy a girl clothes. Another post on Connect Cathays in July describes a man offering money for sex, and when they refused saying, \u201cOh baby come on.\u201d The posts always pinpoint the location of the incident, sometimes even with sneaky snapshots of the perpetrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overheard at Cardiff is a closed Facebook group which anyone can join once approved by an administrator. There are also Facebook group chats for women walking home alone in the city which can be joined through links posted on the Overheard page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One in particular called \u201cCardiff Women Walking Home&#8221; allows members to post their A to B route on the chat and see if anyone is walking a similar way nearby to buddy up. With over one hundred members, there is often someone close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As invaluable as these warnings are for deterring women away from problem areas, there is not much the groups can do in a situation of confrontation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/statistics\/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables\">The Home Office Crime and Policing<\/a> statistics reported that a  startling 1427 cases of rape incidents and crimes were recorded by South Wales police from 2019 to 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Number of reported and recorded incidents of rape in South Wales 2019-2020<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1024x386.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing reported rape incidents in South Wales 2019-20\" class=\"wp-image-56737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-770x290.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1366x515.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-293x110.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1400x528.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56.png 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1024x386.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing reported rape incidents in South Wales 2019-20\" class=\"wp-image-56737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-770x290.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1366x515.png 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-293x110.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56-1400x528.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Screenshot-2020-12-17-at-13.55.56.png 1438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Source: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RHHrWhZwhVo\">Home Office Crime and Policing Statistics<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Safety Apps are always on hand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where apps like Hollie Guard are handy. Hollie Guard is an app created after the death of 20 year-old Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard, who was stalked and murdered by her ex boyfriend in 2014. On the app, when your phone is shaken, a message is sent to a predetermined trusted contact to alert that you are in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app is championed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-wales.police.uk\">South Wales Police<\/a>. Detective Superintendent Mark Lewis of South Wales Police says, \u201cWe promote the use of Hollie Guard and welcome people taking additional steps, such as personal safety apps, to help stay safe and feel reassured.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that they also advise people walking in the hours of darkness to stick to well lit routes, stay in groups or pairs and use public transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>A startling 1427 cases of rape incidents and crimes were recorded by South Wales police from 2019 to 2020<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Hollie Guard representative explained, \u201cThe added confidence and security which comes with knowing if you do come into trouble, you can raise an alert instantly does massively help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They said there has been a spike in downloads and alerts sent during the recent winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annie Holcombe, a 20-year-old student at Cardiff University, posted on Overheard at Cardiff last December encouraging other young women to download the app. She said she felt safer walking around Cardiff by herself since having it on her phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The terrifying facts behind street harassment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Shockingly, in the UK, there is no law against verbal harassment. Men are free to shout rude and sexual comments at young women without the fear of even a fine. This is why it is paramount that technology adapts to keep women safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Difference in percentages of men and women encountering harassment in public spaces in the UK<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1024x694.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing differences in how men and women encounter harassment in public spaces\" class=\"wp-image-56727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-770x522.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1134x768.png 1134w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-293x198.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1024x694.png\" alt=\"Bar chart showing differences in how men and women encounter harassment in public spaces\" class=\"wp-image-56727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-770x522.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-1134x768.png 1134w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2-293x198.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/okPCy-yougov-research-into-percentages-of-genders-who-have-encountered-harassment-in-public-spaces-in-the-uk-br-2.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net\/cumulus_uploads\/document\/m5gapykjuh\/EVAW_Results_160301_GB_Website.pdf\">YouGov<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>With a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffwomensaid.org.uk\">Women\u2019s Aid Cardiff<\/a> report finding that 80 percent of the women they asked aged between 17 and 24 had been cat called and 38 percent followed, women are increasingly reliant on the technology in their pockets\u2026 or on their wrists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Boardman, a 21-year-old physiotherapist living in Cardiff, explains she feels safer knowing her Apple watch has an emergency SOS button. All she has to do is hold down a button to start an SOS call to emergency services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says, \u201cIt\u2019s easy and discreet. If I was in a situation, I could call for help without them realising and stopping me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is symptomatic of a larger cultural problem of <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2018\/11\/13\/times-up-for-sexual-harassment-at-work\/\">gender based violence<\/a>, until attitudes change, technology is the second best solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until Ellie can wear her skirt again and women can feel as safe as men when walking the streets alone, new technologies are on hand to protect women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net\/cumulus_uploads\/document\/m5gapykjuh\/EVAW_Results_160301_GB_Website.pdf\">2016 YouGov report<\/a>, Ellie is only one of the 64 percent of women across the UK who have been harassed on the street. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women are using new technologies like social media and smartphone apps to protect themselves against sexual predators around 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