Choosing to Be the Change: Amy Watson, Founder of Hassl on Tackling Harassment at Its Root

Over 70% of women in the UK report experiencing sexual harassment in public spaces. Globally, it's higher than that. And yet the message to women remains the same — be careful, stay safe, it's your responsibility.Today's guest is done with that narrative.Amy Watson is the founder of Hassl, a social impact organisation launched just over a year ago that is tackling harassment at its root. It's shifting the focus away from what women should do to stay safe, and onto the culture and systems that make them unsafe in the first place.This is a conversation about the invisible mental, emotional, and financial load women carry just to move through the world. About what it takes to bring men meaningfully into the conversation without pushing them away. About bystander culture, the manosphere, tech-enabled harassment, and why progress over perfection might be the most radical thing we can choose right now.Amy is doing something rare — building a movement that is angry enough to matter and strategic enough to actually work.In this episode:→The mental load women carry every day that most men don't even know exists →Why Hassl is focused on prevention rather than aftermath, and why that distinction matters →How Amy is bringing men into the conversation without shaming them out of it →The drink driving analogy that perfectly captures the culture shift we need  →What bystander intervention actually looks like, and why showing up at all is enough →The contradiction campaign that went viral, and why it resonated so deeply  →Progress over perfection as a philosophy for changeConnect with Amy and Join the Movement!Website: https://hassl.uk/Buy Hassl Merch! https://hassl.uk/collections/shop-allFollow Hassl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasslofficial/Discover Workplace Training Programs: https://hassl.uk/products/remote-hassl-training-available-globallyShare Your ThoughtsCONNECT WITH EIMEAR Free Resources and More: https://stan.store/eimearzoneExplore Working With Eimear: Book a Call: https://eimearzone.as.me/breakthrough📱 Instagram: @eimearzonecoach 💻 Website: eimearzone.com 📧 Email: [email protected] Subscribe to Girl, Choose Yourself on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. © 2026 Eimear Zone Coaching. All rights reserved.