Female runners are often told to run in groups, run with a dog, run in a well-lit area, run without earbuds , run with a whistle, run with tech, run varied routes , and — despite the fact all this advice might make them even more fearful — to also run assertively, standing tall and swinging their arms with purpose to not appear vulnerable .
As experts have previously pointed out , there's a lot of onus on women to stay safe in public spaces. And that's likely part of why a new police campaign in the U.K., which is aimed at stopping people from harassing women runners in the first place, is getting so much attention .
For the last month, undercover female police officers in Surrey , a county in southeastern England, have been posing as joggers in areas identified as high-r