I've always wondered why we've put up with cat-calls and wolf-whistling for so long. Why men think it's perfectly fine to make comments about the appearance of a woman they've never met before by shouting them at her as she walks by is beyond me*. So three cheers then, for George Wimpey in Bristol, who have banned staff at seven sites across the city from wolf-whistling at women. There's no particular punishment, but apparently the staff are happy to go along with it. According to the sales and marketing director, "In the 21st century the wolf whistle is out of place. Our buyers know what they want and the general feeling is that women won't stand for being whistled at by builders." Duh. [via The Telegraph]
* Then again, I've never shouted 'nice arse' at a boy in the street. I have friends who have, numerous times.
