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Recording misogyny as a hate crime will not reduce misogyny itself

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By Sophie Perry  The tragic death of Sarah Everard has reignited conversions around sexual harassment and women’s safety on our streets.

So much so, the government has announced the police will begin recording hate crimes motivated by misogyny. As someone who has lived their entire life as a white, cisgender, lesbian woman, these conversions are nothing new to me.

Growing up, girls are taught to watch for cars slowing down next to them, to be aware if someone is behind them, share their location with others, avoid walking alone, carry keys between their fingers and to only have one headphone in at a time.

Meetups with friends are always littered with goodbyes of “text me when you are home safe”. During the last few weeks one thing, in

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