Started as a website in 2012, The Everyday Sexism projects aims to catalogue instances of sexism experienced on a day-to-day basis. The premise was simple - by sharing everyday stories of gender inequality, the project showed the world that sexism does exist, it is faced by women daily and that it is a valid problem to discuss. Often viewed as the start of fourth-wave feminism, the website has received countless submissions from all over the world and led to the release of best-selling books that explore the connections between these everyday experiences of discrimination and prejudice. We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the project’s founder, Laura Bates, to discuss her thoughts on intersectionality, gendered violence, and the role that privilege and power plays in harassment.

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At one time or another, we’ve all been faced with the common retort that the harassment we face in public spaces should be viewed as nothing more than complimentary. In this blog post, Dr Bianca Fileborn draws on her research in the field to outline exactly why this attempt at dismissing our frustrations and complaints simple doesn’t cut it.

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This blog post was written by Torren Slipais, one of the wonderful models that took part in our What I Wanted to Wear vs What I Wore series. In this very personal piece, Torren explores the complicated relationship he has had with his self-expression and ability to dress the way he has always wanted to when faced with street harassment and a culture that seems to only accept one way of being.

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What I Wanted to Wear VS What I Wore is the latest instalment in our artist collaboration series highlighting everyday experiences of street harassment. In it, Erin Lee Holland brings our co-founder and campaign director Aakanksha Manjunath’s vision to life through images that perfectly capture the dilemma we often face in the morning when deciding whether to dress for ourselves or to instead focus on others’ potential perception and reaction to us. In this blog, Erin Lee explores the experiences that lead her to having a personal connection to this topic.

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