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28th January 2017
03:27pm GMT

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Lord Bracadale said of the review: “I intend to meet key community representatives and those involved in applying the law, as well as carrying out a public consultation, to ensure that the views of those with a direct interest will be heard and considered as part of the review.” Engender Scotland, an organisation working to fight sexism, said it was “looking forward to engaging with the review, because misogyny is not currently covered by existing hate crime and incitement to hatred legislation.” News of the review was met with mixed reaction on Twitter. https://twitter.com/MagnumP2/status/825188656944181249 https://twitter.com/Zog_777/status/819494454717546498 https://twitter.com/TrevorUdo/status/819493284867346433 https://twitter.com/DrHannah/status/819492906318917632 A survey of 16,000 women by Cornell University found that nine out of 10 women experience street harassment before they turn 17, with 90% of British respondents saying they'd experienced harassment between the ages of 11 and 17, higher than the international average.Explore more on these topics: