Thread by @NafeesRehmanDr

Outrage on social media at the frequent cases of sexual harassment is a good thing but it is the bare minimum of our collective potential. We can, & should initiate a change in our society to make it more livable for our womenfolk—women have the right to live in safety & dignity.

This is from a relatively recent research work by two Pak female students who investigated incidents of harassments at public places in three cities. There is, otherwise, a dearth of quality research work on the subject that our people are most outraged about on social media.

Research in social sciences is essential to understanding crowd & mob behaviors, and coming up with a counter to such harmful/violent behaviors which can then be reflected in legislating laws, and improving proactive policing and educating public about it.

You can't solve the problem of harassment with mere social media outrage. We have been doing it since social media came in existence but it has not solved anything for us. We have to do more, a lot more on induvial, group and collective basis.

Source/link to the research paper is given below. Please do read.

researchgate.net/profile/Shumai…

Don't feel offended but the problem of sexual harassments of women in public spaces in Pak is more or less similar to that of Egyptian society. You will find this paper, & the patterns of harassments similar to that Pakistan with a few minor exceptions.

elibrary.utb.de/doi/epdf/10.32…

The paper titled 'Sexual Violence at Live Music Events: Experiences, Responses and Prevention' is also relevant. Those (govt/law makers etc.) who want to do something about the problem should read this and a lot more on the subject.
pure.hud.ac.uk/ws/files/18461…

Govt should have something like this not only to document the cases of harassments but also enable the public to keep a tab, and to contribute to help the victims.
harassmap.org/en/