France’s New Law Against Sexist Catcalls Gets Its First Conviction

In the first case invoking a new law against verbal sexual harassment, a French court has fined a man 300 euros — about $350 — for making lewd and insulting comments to a woman aboard a bus in a Paris suburb. The panel of judges in the case also sentenced the man to...

Dear Men: How To Compliment Women Without Objectifying Them

Ah, the stereotypical man-to-women come on attempt. Boy sees girl. Boy finds girl attractive. Boy approaches girl and attempts to get into her pants by telling her how sexy she looks in her lime green halter top and skinny jeans, and how if she sleeps with him, he’ll...

France To Fine Men On-The-Spot For Cat-Calling

France’s gender equality minister, Marlene Schiappa, on Monday set out plans for new legislation aimed at fighting sexual violence and harassment. Schiappa, 31, told RTL radio in an interview that the new law, to be voted on next year, would among other things...

How I Used A Haircut To Teach My Daughter About Consent

My daughter’s first haircut was over six months in the making. When she was almost two-and-a-half, we began to talk about cutting her hair. She’d sit in the tub, conditioner slathered into her honey-blonde ringlets, as I gently combed the tangles out. It helped the...

It's Time for Men to Stop Letting Women Get Catcalled

Too many times in my life, I have had to suffer through street harassment alone. I’ll be walking by myself, minding my own beeswax, more often than not holding in a burp and wearing yesterday’s laundry, and some jabroni on the sidewalk thinks I will feel...