Women don’t feel safe at night. When autumn arrives, and the longer, lighter evenings of summer subside, women are all too often left with a panicking feeling about their safety. Now, as autumn emerges, followed by winter, many women are reluctant to walk around in the evening, even near their homes. It impacts on all women, but particularly women of colour who are at a higher risk of violence,” she says. As the days get shorter, our anxieties loom larger, and in spring and summer, too, women are never without fear for their lives.

Source: Huffington Post September 24, 2021 10:07 UTC