Women, Crime, and Fear

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 539, S. 46-58

Abstract

Through an examination of current attempts to address women's fear of crime, it is argued that women's anxiety about danger is largely a fear of men & reflects women's location in a gendered world. Confronting women's fear means confronting the dangers they face at the hands of their male partners, acquaintances, clients, coworkers, & others known to them. In contrast, government advice tries to assuage women's fear by suggesting that they adopt strategies to minimize encounters with male strangers. Good lighting, good transport, adequate child care, decent education, safe houses, & safe relationships are all required to address women's needs &, by extension, their fear of crime. Adapted from the source document.