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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, for many women, it is not that easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harassment in the street is a part of their daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One in five women have experienced street harassment during lockdown, according to a recent study by charity Plan International UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cardiff University student Rhianna Claxton says that for many women receiving this kind of abuse has almost become the norm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI usually have to walk with headphones on to almost block it out, especially if you are walking by yourself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some women are now sharing their stories of street harassment on a Facebook page called @catcallsofcaerdydd.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cardiff University student Rhianna Hurren-Myers, who has written about catcalling in Cardiff, says sharing these experiences in a colourful way is vital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It is a real symbolic act – mixing art and activism and forcing people to confront those issues\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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