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It’s easy for a male like myself to forget that public space can be made significantly less friendly for women, through catcalling by men. It’s an issue discussed this week in a column in the Montreal Mirror<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Curiously, the women the writer talks to find that while it’s not a problem in Montreal, it’s a significant issue in the United States. My guess would be that it is not a big problem in other Canadian cities, too, and I confess I was surprised at how prevalent the women he talks to find it in American cities.<\/p>\n

He quotes a friend:<\/p>\n

Depending on what route she takes to school, my girlfriend Sarah, who now resides in New York, averages around 10-15 comments a week. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You feel the difference between a nice complement and harassment,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she says. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153About two-thirds are pretty harmless, like, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNice hair.’ But one-third actually make me feel uncomfortable. It was a real shock when I moved here, because I never EVER had this problem in Montreal.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’d be interested to know the experience of other women, here in Toronto and in the States.<\/p>\n

photo by David Sanger<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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