Fighting against intimidation on the street
‘The world has not seen the last of me yet’
Nasty remarks shouted at you every day; sometimes even being chased and backed into a corner. Myrthe van der Houwen, a student of Psychology at the UT, was completely fed up with everything women had to deal with at the Noorderhagen in Enschede. In early June, she launched a petition against sexual harassment on the street. Seventeen thousand signatures and countless media appearances later, she looks back on the whole ordeal.