Our thanks to Nigel for this. He writes:

“No amount of facts about this (for instance that young men are far the most at risk of violent crimes than young women) will prevent a huge queue of luminaries of both sexes “supporting” all manner of action. Based on the “fears” of women rather than the evidence. And of course no one will even consider that males should have the same expectation of never even having to think of their safety because they are invulnerable, even though they are far more likely to be assaulted or killed. Gynocentrism.

And what does Saoirse base her comment on, conversations around the dinner table, not about actual experiences but things the women do when they are “suspicious” The fake phone call refers to someone who suspects they are being followed by a potential attacker, and pretends to take a call on their mobile to protect themselves. Could it simply be “suspecting” someone reflects her feelings rather than anything about the “suspect”? I’m certain had any of the male panel mentioned precautions they may have taken they’d be basically treated as “wimps” even though they’d be wiser to do so given the actual stats.”

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