One in four women are more concerned about being a victim of sexual assault during the festive period.
‘Alone, afraid, and unsure.’ These are the feelings Leela Dookhurrun, a 22-year-old, felt when she was assaulted on the DLR.‘It happened around 10pm – I was sitting in a window seat on the DLR when a drunk man in his 40s or 50s sat next to me and began smiling and leering, making me feel very uncomfortable.’‘I was overwhelmed with so many emotions afterwards – mostly fear, but also anger.
Over one in four women are more concerned about being a victim of violence during the festive period.At least one in 10 say they have experienced abuse – from street harassment to unwanted touching – more so at this time of year, and research backs up this phenomena as its been found forms of abuse are known to increase around national holidays, particularly Christmas and New Year.Leela feels lucky on this occasion, as a man who witnessed the assault stepped in.
‘I know I was lucky, but I hope that more people will see it as a collective responsibility to safely step in when they see abusive behaviour.’ It isn’t always easy or safe to intervene directly, especially if you’re another woman witnessing the situation., an anti-harassment movement based in New York, has developed a bystander intervention guide called the ‘5Ds’.This lists different ways you can support someone who’s being targeted and/or make it clear that what’s happening is not okay.
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