The Geography of Women’s Fear Reflection In Gill Valentine’s article, The Geography of Women’s Fear, Valentine analyzes the ways in which setting and time impact women’s fear of male violence. Further, Valentine looks at why these spaces and times increase fear among women. Valentine suggests many reason for which women feel more or less fearful. One example is the type of physical space, she sights vast and expansive areas, such as parks and woodlands, as well as narrow and confined areas, such as subways and alley ways (Valentine 386). Further, Valentine suggested that the night is a time of great fear amongst women partially because they are less visible and more susceptible for attack, but also because it is a time where men are out
