Sydney no safe haven

THE harassment and abuse of girls and young women in Sydney is so common that victims believe it is normal, a new report suggests.

An investigation by child rights organisation Plan International covering five international cities has recommended that women and girls be involved in designing cities to help combat the issue.

The other cities included Delhi in India, Lima in Peru, Kampala in Uganda and Madrid in Spain. Of more than 2000 places mapped in Sydney, three-quarters were marked by the women involved as unsafe.