Published
Jul 18, 2018Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1447342298Dimensions
216 x 138 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 18, 2018Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1447342311Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Jul 18, 2018Page count
192 pagesISBN
978-1447342328Dimensions
Imprint
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In the media
'100 Women: The 'right amount' of panic for women in public' in BBC News
'Lockdown anniversary, Nicola Sturgeon, Misogyny as a hate crime' in Women's Hour
Video: Witness for the Women and Equalities Committee enquiry into sexual harassment
On our blog: Sarah Everard and the myth of the ‘right’ amount of panic
On our blog: 'Why does public sexual harassment matter?'
On our blog: 'Reader review: The Right Amount of Panic'
On our blog: Rethinking the harms of rape
'From porn to true crime stories, we must end the portrayal of violence against women' in The Guardian
Have you ever thought about how much energy goes into avoiding sexual violence? The work that goes into feeling safe goes largely unnoticed by the women doing it and by the wider world, and yet women and girls are the first to be blamed the inevitable times when it fails.
We need to change the story on rape prevention and ‘well-meaning’ safety advice, because this makes it harder for women and girls to speak out, and hides the amount of work they are already doing trying to decipher ‘the right amount of panic’. With real-life accounts of women’s experiences, and based on the author’s original research on the impact of sexual harassment in public, this book challenges victim-blaming and highlights the need to show women as capable, powerful and skilful in their everyday resistance to harassment and sexual violence.
Introduction;
Women, fear, and crime;
It’s all part of growing up;
The work of creating safety;
The right amount of panic;
Ordinary resistance.