J
I was out for a run in my local community. As I ran past a group of builders I heard a comment directed towards. I stopped and asked the person what he said. He immediately held his hands up in defence. Another builder spoke for him and said ‘he said good morning’. I replied ‘good morning’. As I was running off another said ‘he fancies you’ and there was a background of jeers. The point is – did they think a woman out running alone wanted to engage with a group of male builders? No, they were showing off in front of eachother at my expense, intimidating and embarrassing me for their entertainment. I always stop and challenge men in these situations and I hope other women will do the same. The fact remains that I was worried about running home the same way.