Enough is enough: Women must fight back against sex abuse and harassment

TWO weeks ago I recounted personal experiences of sexual harassment and assault in this column and have been overwhelmed by the response.

Enough is enough: Women must fight back against sex abuse and harassment

I have been contacted by countless women who described having crude sexual slurs shouted at them in the street, being groped in public and, frequently, more serious sexual assaults.

One woman has stopped cycling in Dublin because of the abuse she routinely gets from men in cars while stopped at traffic lights. They roll down their windows and tell her what they’d like to do to her before speeding off as the lights change.

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