Women have been sharing their stories on social media over the past few weeks to highlight how they constantly feel unsafe.
The death of British woman Sarah Everard, who was murdered while she was walking home from a friend's house in South London, has triggered a wave of outrage across the world, with thousands taking to the streets in protest of violence against women.
The tragic incident soon sparked many women to come forward with how they still use a load of precautions whenever they're alone in public in fear they could be randomly attacked.
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Despite Everard's murder being in the UK, Australian women have also revealed they too share an uneasiness in solo situations.
In a poll conducted by LADbible Australia, a whopping 69 per cent of those who voted said they didn't feel safe walking home alone at night.
Women of Australia, do you feel safe walking home alone at night? What precautions do you take on the journey?
The survey sparked people revealing what methods they employ to try and level the playing field.
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One Facebook user commented: "If I can't get someone to walk with me I have my keys in my fist and let someone know where I'm walking. Also knowing your surroundings and checking behind you every minute or so."
Another added: "Keys between my fingers always, no headphones or anything so I can always hear my surroundings, walk where it's lit with street lights."
A third said: "When I drive into the city I always park my car closest to the lift as possible, keys in hand, car park pass and card in my pocket ready to go once at pay station so not distracted looking for them in my bag.
"I text my husband and friends when I arrive at the car park when I leave and when I arrive home. Same if I use public transport or Uber. That way someone always knows my steps."
Even men were among those who felt uneasy walking alone at night, with one man saying: "I normally don't even feel safe walking at night alone, so I highly doubt any woman would feel safe at all!"
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It was an unsettling running theme among not just Australian women, but women across the world.
The 'text me when you get home' campaign recently began trending across social media following Sarah's death.
Women discussed the fact that sending such a message to friends as they left to go home had become something so instilled in girls and women that it was almost second nature.
Many declared that this had to change and that parents needed to educate boys about their behaviour rather than girls having to learn to take an abundance of precaution to defend themselves from a would-be attacker.
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