An eye-catching new study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.
The study, led by Brigham Young University public health professor Robbie Chaney, provides clear visual evidence of the constant environmental scanning women conduct as they walk in the dark, a safety consideration the study shows is unique to their experience.
The first time I realized something like this exists is when I told one of my female friends that I like to walk around my neighborhood at night, with music in my earbuds, often high. She thought I was crazy for doing this and at first I had no idea why.
This was pretty eye opening for me. I think most men have no idea how different world can look to women sometimes.