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We're using the #WhenIwas hashtag to share experiences and reveal just how early sexism, harassment, sexual violence & discrimination start

11:57 AM · Apr 19, 2016

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@SallyRCbra

Apr 19, 2016

@EverydaySexism

sad for myself-all the sexual abuse, sexual harassment I was subjected to by men & boys before I was 12. Then it got worse.

But, examples of young boys being sexually harassed by girls not permitted - that's #EverydaySexism (oh, and they love it!)

Misery chick punitivista

@Susssana

Apr 19, 2016

@EverydaySexism

For us it started as early as preschool, little boys had already learnt to grope and lift the skirts of little girls.

#WhenIwas in school I was bullied for having "girly" tastes and used to get it when going out for drinks.

These are all heartbreaking :s

#wheniwas 11 walking home from middle school a guy pulled up in his truck and yelled that he wanted 'to lick my pussy' 😷

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Women are tweeting their experiences of being sexually harassed during childhood

#WhenIWas: "9, older boy made me touch him; 11, adult tried to 'teach me to kiss'; 12, adult rubbed himself on me on a bus."

I developed early and #WhenIwas 12 a teacher said my name should be Spring, because spring was bursting out all over.

Anne Zanoni

@ninja_CE

Oct 11, 2016

Thank you for doing this. I just heard about it via

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