Holly Kearl is a national street harassment expert, writer, and nonprofit professional based in the Washington, D.C. area. Her work has been cited by the United Nations, CNN, the Guardian, ABC News, Feministing, and Jezebel.
Holly is the author of the book Stop Street Harassment: Making Public Places Safe and Welcoming for Women (Praeger Publishers, August 2010). She runs the website Stop Street Harassment and the companion blog where people from around the world submit their street harassment stories. Holly has written articles about street harassment for Forbes.com, Huffington Post, Oregonian, and AOL's Lemondrop.com
She works full-time for AAUW, one of the largest and oldest women's organizations in the nation, managing programs that address issues like sexual assault, workplace discrimination, Title IX, and college student leadership.
She is an Online Hotline volunteer for the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN).
