I write this as a man, a teacher, and a member of a society where our daughters, students, sisters and female colleagues face harassment. I cannot fully understand the fear a woman carries in streets, offices, transport, family gatherings, or under an unsafe gaze. But I know this: the fear is real, the pain is real, and the silence imposed on women is cruel.

When our girls and women step out into the world, they carry more than books, bags, and dreams. They carry caution: which route to take, whom to avoid, when to pretend to be on the phone, when to walk faster, when to stay silent, and when to smile only to escape discomfort. We have trained girls to protect themselves, yet have not taught boys that staring, teasing, blocking someone's way, unwanted messages, misuse of authority and indecent behaviour violate dignity.

At work, a woman arrives with competence, ambition and dignity, yet some reduce her to........

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