With Covid-19 regulations at Alert Level 4 people are restricted from doing many things, so going for a walk should be a simple pleasure.
However, for many women, it is not that easy.
Harassment in the street is a part of their daily life.
One in five women have experienced street harassment during lockdown, according to a recent study by charity Plan International UK.
Cat calling, horn beeping and un-welcomed gestures are just some of the things people (overwhelmingly women) can expect to experience whilst out for a stroll.
Cardiff University student Rhianna Claxton says that for many women receiving this kind of abuse has almost become the norm.
“I usually have to walk with headphones on to almost block it out, especially if you are walking by yourself,” she said.
“They’ll usually yell things as you walk past, honk their horn, whistle or shout. It has made me feel intimated on so many different occasions and I know this is true of most my friends.”
Some women are now sharing their stories of street harassment on a Facebook page called @catcallsofcaerdydd.
Meanwhile, youth movement Chalking Back aims to embarrass Cardiff’s catcallers of by writing women’s stories of street harassment on the city’s pavements.
Cardiff University student Rhianna Hurren-Myers, who has written about catcalling in Cardiff, says sharing these experiences in a colourful way is vital.
“It is a real symbolic act – mixing art and activism and forcing people to confront those issues” she said.