Hana Marku

Hana Marku is a writer in Pristina and a board member at the Kosovo Women’s Network.

Hana Marku is a writer in Pristina and a board member at the Kosovo Women’s Network.


Women walking in Pristina, Kosovo.

‘I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at’

Conflict

Since moving back to Kosovo, my birthplace, from Canada four years ago, I’ve been grabbed, followed, yelled at, sworn at, and heard all sorts of disgusting commentary about my legs, my body, my genitals, you name it, all while simply walking down the street. New research shows what Kosovar women have always known: street harassment affects women across Kosovo, regardless of geographical location, ethnicity, sexual orientation and able-bodiedness.