This is what it's like to walk down the street alone as a woman

This is what it's like to walk down the street alone as a woman

Walking on the street while female can be tough.

Just take it from Shoshana Roberts, who, with the help of Hollaback, a nonprofit fighting street harassment, used a hidden camera to record herself walking the streets of New York City for 10 hours. In that time, the video captured 108 instances of street harassment — that's more than 10 catcalls per hour. And before you say that her clothing signaled that she was "asking for it," note that she wore a crewneck T-shirt and jeans for this specific reason.

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Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.