Persuasive Essay On Catcalling

Everywhere you turn in society, catcalling can be seen and heard. From the innermost parts of big cities to the furthest out point of rural towns, one can find examples of catcalling. It is a right of passage for men to catcall women about their physical characteristics, and anything else that might catch their attention. I personally have been catcalled numerous times growing up in Naperville, my hometown, as well as here on campus and around Augustana. I am often verbally harassed on my long walk from campus to work. It is only a few blocks away so I am not walking for very long, but there are always men who have to stop and make comments, wave at me, or try to offer me a ride. I have crossed paths with men who have said and done such outrageous

Many male workers whether they were sailors, construction workers, or any number of a wide array of occupations, have used this for decades. Catcalling has always been just another way to sexually objectify women. Most women would smile and shrug it off like it was nothing, but in reality it was just another form of sexual harassment. Women have been facing facing this problem for years. According to Stop street harassment.org, they broke down the different types of street harassment women have received:

“95% of women have experienced leering with 68% of women receiving it 26 times or more. 95% of women were honked or whistled at and at least 38% of women receive this once a month. 87% of women receive sexist comments with 45% of women receiving it 25 times or more” (“Statistics - Stop Street Harassment Studies.”).

This trend continues today, with men making vulgar gestures, kissing noises, following the person, blocking their path, sexually grabbing/touching, fake or real masturbation, all the way up to assaulting their target (“Statistics - Stop Street Harassment Studies.”). Women have been dealing with this problem for ages. Society holds women to be submissive to men, leaving women defenseless against sexual