As a young woman who has mostly lived in small towns, I (fortunately) have very little experience with catcalling, harrassment and other creepy, dangerous behaviours that women can come across when in the public space. However I know that it is unfortunately very much an issue and that in many countries (including mine), women have to constantly think twice before going out alone after dark or wearing revealing clothes in the street. I'm curious as to what strategies some of you who live in big cities have had to put in place in order to avoid that. Did you set up a code with your friends to check on each other? Do you carry mace around or any other object to defend yourself just in case? To make things clear, I know this situation is purely the product of a patriarchal society and that it is happening because boys are not being taught respect and consent. None of this is women's fault, no matter what we are wearing, where we are going or what time of the day it is.