I saw a status on Facebook that was posted by a female friend of mine a few days ago. She vented about an issue that most women are at least slightly familiar with ... an issue that is really getting quite tiring to deal with. Catcalling.

We've all been there before ... minding our own business out in public and wincing at the ignorant words of a strange man passing by. A man that we want nothing to do with but he clearly does not get the point. Perhaps he does it to fulfill his ego. Hey, he grabbed your attention, right? You must want to go home with him. Perhaps he does it to exert his power over you — a power that society has led him to believe he has.

Seeing the fear in your face lets him see that he is in control and you fear what he may be capable of. Who knows? Like I said before, it really is an issue that is tired and worn out for us females.

Anyways, the status that she made talked about her being out in public and a man continuously bothering her. Clearly, she told the man after the first time to watch it and that she was by no means interested. Despite her attempts, the man continued to bother her. As she searched around for help in the local shopping mall there was no help to be found. Strangers looked away and avoided eye contact when they saw the fear in her eyes. She said that she even mouthed the words "help me" and still received no help at all. The most disappointing part about this is that most of the people who ignored this issue were also women.

This story truly made me uncomfortable. We all know of the bro-code but shouldn't there be a sort of code for us women to follow in regards to one another. Despite if you know the person, like the person, etc — you should help a person in need, especially if they are in a dangerous situation like this.

I am not saying that all men act like this because there are a lot of great men out there who are respectful and know how to act around a woman. Each gender has a handful who act inappropriately and cause a negative stigma for the rest of us. All I am saying, is that are enough bad men out there that we need a better system of protection ... part of the lady-code if you will. I do not intend to go all feminazi on anyone here but as disgusting as some of these men act, we need to step up our game as women to show them that we are not a force to be reckoned with. We have just as much power as they do.

There should be no reason that a woman should have to go out alone and fear that she is putting herself in danger and that nobody is around to help. If we aren't going to teach men how to behave themselves around women, then I suppose we will have to continue to teach women how to fend off the potential problems they face from these men. They should not have to face these problems alone, though.

To bring an end to my rant, ladies, if you see another woman in this type of situation please help them out. We know we have all been there before. Let's start standing together for once instead of turning our backs on one another and ignoring the problem. The longer the problem is ignored, the longer the problem continues.