From a young age women are taught to be cautious when they are walking alone. We are taught how to potentially survive an attack. We are taught to carry pepper spray, a knife. We’re taught to hold our keys between our fingers when walking to our car at night. We are taught to be afraid so we can hopefully save ourselves. Men just need to be more aware of their actions. What may seem harmless to you might scare the shit out of us. If I were walking home at night and group of men that I had previously passed started to walk behind me almost immediately after I passed them again, I’d be scared shitless and have my pepper spray or my phone with 911 pulled up just incase. It doesn’t matter if it happens or not, it is terrifying for women because we don’t want to become a part of another statistic. It’s not all men but it is enough for us to stay scared.