Everyday Sexism

<p><i>Good Housekeeping </i>has this to say about <i>Everyday Sexism, </i>&quot;a new generation of women is shouting back against everyday sexism, and their leader, Laura Bates, is determined to change the world.&quot;</p><p>In 2012 after having been sexually harassed on London public transport, Laura Bates started a project called Everyday Sexism. Astounded by the response from all over the world, she quickly realized that the situation was far worse than she'd initially thought. </p><p>In a culture that's driven by social media, for the first time women are using this online space, now in 19 countries, to come together and to encourage a new generation to recognize the problems that women face. </p><p>In April of 2015, to commemorate the 100,000th entry, the author led a successful Thunderclap campaign that enabled the project to become the #1 internationally trending topic that day, gaining several million retweets to become the leading tweet in the English speaking world.</p>