Unsafe on the Streets: Girls’ and Young Women’s Experiences of Group Harassment

The causes and consequences of food insecurity are closely entwined with gender. This report presents new evidence on the gendered impacts of the current global hunger crisis from eight of the countries most affected: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Haiti.

Plan International’s ‘It’s Not Really Safe For Us Girls’ report surveyed 236 girls in Honiara and found that the real and perceived risk of sexual harassment, both on the streets and in public transport, meant that only 7% of the girls surveyed said they “always felt safe in public.” This report outlines recommendations for how we can create safer, more equal cities for girls and women.