Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets
By: Girls for Gender Equity (GGE), Joanne Smith, Meghan Huppuch & Mandy Van Deven
This amazing short book discusses how the authors worked to find out the sexual harassment and violence occurring in the New York City by accompaniment. They recruited teens from all of the Boroughs of NYC each year starting in 2001. From the humble beginnings on 9/11 to empowering these young women to realize the daily harassment, street calls, unwanted sexual touching/mimicking of sexual acts that they faced to creating a survey of hundreds of students, this book describes the work of GGE and their mentors. Since the book is so short it is hard to write a lot about but it was interested to get perspective from the mentors and also short comments from the student participants on the work they were doing and how it impacted them. The publishing of the book was followed by a tour which I didn't get to see but the book is a must read for young adults seeking to end patriarchy and work for equity as well as real world examples of bringing pressure on a school district, possibly one of the largest in the country led by a group of teenage girls.
They also produced an accompanying movie short to the book, here is a preview:
