Class
Article
College
Caine College of the Arts
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
By creating a forum for victims of sexual assault and harassment, campaigns like the Me Too Movement and Times Up have prompted widespread discussion about behavior and accountability. An onslaught of accusations and awkward stories have taught us that people are not always in agreement about what constitutes sexual misconduct. One murky area of sexual harassment is cat calling, which most often occurs in plain sight. In 2008, a nonprofit group called Stop Street Harassment found that 99% of 811 respondents had experienced catcalling. In their 2014 survey, Hollaback! and Cornell University found that women worldwide took extensive efforts to avoid street harassment. In the United States alone, 72% of women reported that they had altered their mode of transportation to escape harassment. Sac the Cat Call is a research project and social campaign intended to create discourse on the catcalling. The project uses a survey to collect demographic data about the people who experience and engage in catcalling. During the survey, respondents are invited to share their experiences with catcalling. This project will display data gathered during the research process.
Location
The South Atrium
Start Date
4-12-2018 1:30 PM
End Date
4-12-2018 2:45 PM
Hell Cats Call Back
The South Atrium
By creating a forum for victims of sexual assault and harassment, campaigns like the Me Too Movement and Times Up have prompted widespread discussion about behavior and accountability. An onslaught of accusations and awkward stories have taught us that people are not always in agreement about what constitutes sexual misconduct. One murky area of sexual harassment is cat calling, which most often occurs in plain sight. In 2008, a nonprofit group called Stop Street Harassment found that 99% of 811 respondents had experienced catcalling. In their 2014 survey, Hollaback! and Cornell University found that women worldwide took extensive efforts to avoid street harassment. In the United States alone, 72% of women reported that they had altered their mode of transportation to escape harassment. Sac the Cat Call is a research project and social campaign intended to create discourse on the catcalling. The project uses a survey to collect demographic data about the people who experience and engage in catcalling. During the survey, respondents are invited to share their experiences with catcalling. This project will display data gathered during the research process.