What conscientious men can do to help women feel safer in public

[What conscientious men can do to help women feel safer in public]( If you've spent time on social media the past two weeks, you've undoubtedly seen a deluge of content about women feeling unsafe going about daily life. For some of us, especially those who have survived violence, the fear is constant. For others, it's a hum in the background of our minds that gets louder in certain situations. But I don't think it's a stretch to say that most women think about their bodily safety far more often than men do. Women have been sharing mental checklists we go through to navigate the world, and it's a lot. Even those of us who have managed to get through life in a woman's body without being assaulted still have to think about our safety all. the. time. Obviously, the best thing men can do to help women feel safe is to actually be safe. Equally obvious is the fact that creeps who harass or molest or assault women aren't looking for a list like this to change their behavior. But there's a lot that good men can do to help ease the burden women feel when we're out and about. [Read the Story]( [Here's to the dedicated dad who pushed his son through more than 1,000 races over 40 years]( Dick and Rick Hoyt were an unforgettable team. The father and son duo ran their first race together in 1977, after Rick told his dad that he wanted to participate in a 5-mile charity run for a lacrosse player who'd been paralyzed in an accident. Rick has cerebral palsy and is a quadriplegic, so Dick agreed to push him in his wheelchair while he ran. They came in next-to-last, but the experience opened up a whole new world for them. [Read the Story]( [Attacks on Asian-Americans need to stop. Here's what we can all do to help.]( Sexism is so deeply embedded in our daily lives that most of us, especially men, wouldn't be able to recognize it if stared us in the face. In Indiana, it took two young girls to spot the problem when they came across a road sign that read "Men working." Blair Babione, 11, and Brienne Babione, 9, who are sisters, wanted to find out if it was okay to put a sign that said men working, which is inherently sexist suggesting that it's men who always do the work, especially physical labor such as construction. They then wrote letters to Carmel City Council President Sue Finkam, which has eventually led to a new resolution being passed to mandate that workers use appropriate signage, reported Good Morning America. [Read the Story]( [America's dirty little secret: A lot of us don't want to go back to normal.]( Let's begin by saying there's no one on the planet who wants COVID-19 to continue ravaging the world. The past year has been one of unspeakable tragedy and it will be years before we realize what effects it had on humanity's collective physical and mental health. But as we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel, some people aren't so sure they want to return to life as it was before the pandemic. They may keep it to themselves, but the sentiment is definitely out there. [Read the Story]( [Obama responded to the Atlanta shooting with a renewed call for 'common sense' gun control laws]( The COVID-19 pandemic has been a grim time in American life, with death and illness dominating the national consciousness. But there has been one thing notably absent from the nightly news: stories of public mass shootings. A database compiled by USA Today, The Associated Press, and Northeastern University found there were only two public mass shootings in 2020 and both occurred before the lockdown. That's a steep drop off from 2019 and 2018 when there were nine and 10 such shootings, respectively. [Read the Story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.