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    Street Harassment Among Addis Ababa University Technology Faculty Female Students: Lived Experiences, Impacts and Coping Strategies
    (AAU, 2020-11) Worku, Nahili; Addisu, Yewubdar(PhD
    The purpose of this study was to assess Addis Ababa University, Technology Faculty female students’ experience of street harassment. Street harassment is relatively a new term used to explain gender based harassment that happens in public and crowded places. However, this term does not bring yet a unified definition among scholars and activists since it is recently introduced. The objective of the study was to explore on the lived experience, impact and coping up mechanism of female students in relation to experiencing street harassment. Qualitative research method was used in order to have in depth understanding of research questions. The study population is female students at Addis Ababa University Technology Faculty. Purposive sampling technique was used with in-depth interviews and focus group discussions of data collection tools. The data was transcribed and analyzed through thematic analysis approach. Experience of street harassment, its impact and how the students manage the situation are the main study themes discussed. The study result revealed that street harassment is challenging Addis Ababa University, Technology Faculty of female students. Due to the location of the Technology Faculty Campus, female students are more exposed to street harassment. The students travel out of their campus and cross a main public street to attend class, use library and get back to their dormitories.Harassers disrespect, violate the freedom and honor of women. The study shows that female students are affected by the acts of street harassment and they can only ignore the fact that they are facing harassment due to lack of organized legislation. The study adds to the literary work on street harassment and suggests other researchers to explore on the issue. The study also invites practitioners to participate in creating awareness on street harassment.