KNOW Harassment

Taking a photo of someone when they have not agreed to it – especially if they are unaware of the photo being taken. These photos are then often shared with friends, or via an online platform.

A pattern of behaviour that aims to make a victim feel isolated and scared. This could be stopping them from seeing their family, taking their phone away from them, monitoring their time online, controlling their finances, humiliating and degrading them, or being verbally and physically abusive.

Continuing to pursue someone after they’ve asked you to leave them alone or made it clear they're not interested in you.

This could be using inappropriate language, calling women names, putting them down or even using silence to punish them.

Following someone closely but trying to do so without being seen or heard is threatening. Repeatedly doing this to the same person is stalking. Stalking offences include turning up uninvited to locations where a specific person is present, trying to contact a specific person by any means necessary, or spying on the person.

Invading someone’s personal space by standing too close to them, or following closely behind or next to them.

Using fear tactics to force someone into a position where they have to interact with you, when they do not want to. This oftens puts people in an unsafe or uncomfortable positions. People under the influence of drugs or alcohol can particularly increase feelings of discomfort, as women are fearful of the potentially negative repercussions of ignoring these people.

Making sexual gestures such as hand gestures that simulate sex acts, leering, ogling and suggestive facial expressions or using body language to corner, trap or threaten women.

Intrusive staring of a sexual nature (i.e., staring at specific body parts) that causes harassment, alarm or distress.

Beeping your horn or shouting from your car window - harassing and being sexually suggestive or threatening towards women whilst they’re exercising.