Citation

Hutson ACF, Krueger JC. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(7): 767-791.

Affiliation

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218804100

PMID

30319050

Abstract

This study investigates the role of physical mobility in street harassment by analyzing a stratified random sample of 334 cases posted to Hollaback!, an online community documenting experiences of street harassment.

FINDINGS suggest that harassers utilize means of transportation as weapons to inflict or threaten physical harm, to escape or preserve anonymity, and to pursue targets and as a hunting ground for potential targets. By identifying the mechanisms of street harassment, we theorize how harassers negotiate mobility-particular types of mobility, especially that which is enabled by public transportation and owner vehicles-to gain advantage over targets of harassment.

Language: en

Keywords

gender; mobility; street harassment