Although street harassment has become an alarming issue in Pakistan, no efforts have been made to collect/compile data of this phenomenon. Drawing on in-depth interviews with teachers of public sector colleges in Pakistan and lawyers, this study highlights the understanding and experiences of the college teachers about street harassment and the status of current legislation to counter the malaise. The study highlights the gendered/aged aspects of street harassment that hurt the personal and social lives of women. Although teachers had themselves experienced and/or observed street harassment, they tend to adopt non-reactive coping strategies ignoring the harassers. Owing to rigid patriarchal structures and gendered socialization, many times victims do not report street harassment to police as they fear society will blame them for the victimization and might further restrict their mobility. We argue that teachers could play a significant role in educating the youth to help reduce the street harassment.

尽管街头骚扰在巴基斯坦已成为一个令人担忧的问题，但尚未努力收集/汇编这种现象的数据。本研究通过对巴基斯坦公立大学教师和律师的深入采访，重点介绍了大学教师对街头骚扰的理解和经验，以及当前应对这种不适的立法现状。该研究强调了伤害女性个人和社会生活的街头骚扰的性别/年龄方面。尽管教师们自己也经历过和/或观察到街头骚扰，但他们倾向于采取无反应的应对策略，而忽视骚扰者。由于僵化的父权结构和性别社会化，很多时候，受害者不会向警方报告街头骚扰，因为他们担心社会会将受害归咎于他们，并可能进一步限制他们的行动能力。我们认为教师可以在教育青年以帮助减少街头骚扰方面发挥重要作用。