In case you haven’t seen the video, here it is: Founder Emily May is an Ashoka Fellow. She describes her strategy for Hollaback at the end of this video. May says it’s part street activism and part ...

UPDATE September 3, 1:37 p.m.: A T official said that the advertiser has decided that it wants the ads removed from the trains. The company posted the following ...

Street harassment is a threat that most women face on a regular basis, yet the problem is rarely taken seriously. Too often, we are told it's a compliment, we invited it, men can't help it, and on and ...

Ever walked down the street to the hoots and catcalls of total strangers? Ever been privy to a total stranger's nasty bits on the subway? There is a way to stop it. Hollaback is a movement dedicated ...

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A story in the Daily News sparked a great deal of media attention about a lowly $20,000 item in the City Council’s pet-project slush fund. There was buzz because the Council had earmarked the money ...

Every time a new rejection letter appeared in Emily May’s mailbox, she tried her hardest not to take it personally. She’d been convinced the cause she was rallying for–fighting street harassment–was ...