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PARLIAMENT’S women and equalities committee launched a probe today into sexual harassment of women and girls in public places.
The inquiry will focus on streets and bars, probing the effect sexual harassment in public places has on women and girls and how to prevent it.
Committee chair Maria Miller said: “We are putting a spotlight on a problem that seems to be so routine in women’s lives, and yet has received very little attention in public policy.”
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
