These women wore a ‘smart dress’ that counted how many times they were groped during one night.

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If you’re a woman, in some ways this might be the least
surprising story you’ll see all day. But it’s still an important
one that confirms some of the worst behavior patterns women around
the world face when participating in activities most men can safely
take for granted.

In Brazil, the advertising agency Ogilvy tested out a dress that
used electronic receptors to measure the number of times men
touched women wearing the dresses were touched by men without
consent. Not only that, but it also measured the physical pressure
the men exerted to help counter any accusations that the touches
were harmless unintentional encounters.

Even in a world where we assume sexual harassment and assault
happen on a daily basis, the results were shocking.

The “Dress for Respect” project was specifically designed to
help educate men on how an issue many of us don’t take seriously
enough — is painfully real.

In less than three hours, the three women wearing the dresses
were touched without their consent a combined 157 times.

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Title: The Dress for Respect
Client: Schweppes
Office: @OgilvyBrasil

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The results were limited to a nightclub in Brazil, a country where
86 percent of women surveyed say they have experienced sexual
harassment or assault while attending nightclubs.

But the statistics in the United States and beyond are
comparable. A recent study found that 81 percent of American women
have experienced some form of sexual harassment in their lives —
numbers that go beyond nightclubs to include every facet of
American life, including where 20 percent of all adults say they
have been sexually harassed in the workplace. In fact, RAINN says
that every 98 seconds an American — a real, living, vulnerable
human being — is sexually assaulted. Rape culture and harassment
are still incredibly prevalent even in the age of #MeToo.

Making a lasting and measurable change takes vigilance. The
“Dress for Respect” project is sure to get a lot of attention, and
deservedly so. Sometimes it takes a gimmick to help people,
especially men, realize the gravity of the problem we collectively
face. But the upside is that once we are faced with reality, even a
painful one, many people can be convinced to do something about
it.

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