She paints an image of an adult whose identify has been shaped by these experiences. In addition to being an author, Valenti works professionally as a feminist writer, focusing on discussions of current events, and advocating for women's rights and transgender rights , including reproductive justice. Valenti selected the title despite fear of backlash, [5] some of which came to fruition with the book's publication. At the end of the day, this is a book about objectification and dehumanization.

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Street harassment is never out of season, of course, and is not restricted to any particular country; a recent survey by ActionAidUK found that three out of four women in the UK, India, Thailand and Brazil have experienced some form of street harassment. In tracing her life from early adolescence up to the present, Valenti connects the dots between her sexual self-image and her psychological one in an eminently readable voice that ranges from briskly self-critical to deeply frustrated to sentimental. This last is most in evidence when she expresses the desire to protect her young daughter from similar experiences. The guy on the subway pressing his erection on to you in a too-crowded-to-move subway car. The one who whispers what he wants to do to you as you pass on the street, an ephemeral moment that can cling like grime.