The disappearance of Sarah Everard has resonated deeply with women in the UK and around the world because it could have happened to any one of them.

Writing as a woman living in the UK, I have lost count of the number of times I've crossed the road to get away from strange men, let alone been subject to unwanted sexual advances.

Last year, I had to leave a pub in South London through the back door - just miles away from where Everard disappeared - because a man sat beside me without my consent and wouldn't leave me alone, despite my clear discomfort at the situation.

My stories (and these are the palatable ones) are a reflection of the many that have been flooding social media in recent days, and now, the hashtag '#CurfewForMen' has been trending in the UK.

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Sarah, 33, disappeared during what should have been a 50-minute journey from a friend's house in Clapham, South London, to her home in Brixton on March 3.

A serving Metropolitan police officer has subsequently been arrested over the disappearance, and it was announced earlier this week that human remains have been found - but not yet identified - in an area of Kent woodland, per BBC News.

While some questioned why Sarah never got a taxi home, others have been stressing that her disappearance had nothing to do with her actions.

Additionally, it comes after a YouGov poll revealed that 97% of women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment.

Now, people are calling on men to not only acknowledge these figures and stories, but also to ally themselves with women and take responsibility, in an effort to help make the streets a safe place for all.

Subsequently, one hashtag that has recently started trending on social media is '#CurfewForMen'.

The hashtag was created after a Green Party peer, Baroness Jones, suggested a 6:00PM curfew for men following Sarah's disappearance.

Per the Independent, she made the suggestion in the House of Lords during a debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill.

Jones said: "In the week that Sarah Everard was abducted, and we suppose killed because remains have been found in a woodland in Kent, I would argue that at the next opportunity for any bill that's appropriate I might actually put in an amendment to create a curfew for men on the streets after 6 pm, which I feel would make women a lot safer and discrimination of all kinds would be lessened."

One Twitter user wrote: "If you're a man who's outraged over #CurfewForMen, imagine how women feel whenever they get told to cover up, police their wardrobe and told to not go out at night as though the behavior [of] predatory men is their issue to fix."

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At this point, it's worth noting that the hashtag is not about all men, it's about the fact that almost all women have a story about being harassed by men - particularly at night.

A second Twitter user added: "Girls walking alone at night aren't the problem. Girls walking with headphones in aren't the problem. Girls walking down dark streets aren't the problem. Girls in revealing clothes aren't the problem. Girls should not be the ones who have to change their behavior. #CurfewForMen."

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Meanwhile, sexual offenses legal researcher Holly McKenna pointed out the dangers that women face regardless of whether or not they use public transport like a taxi to get from A to B.

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Another Twitter user wrote that while, on the surface, the idea of imposing a curfew for men might seem like an extreme noting, in the 1970s when the Yorkshire Ripper was at large, women were also told to stay at home.

Despite decades having passed, absolutely nothing has improved in terms of women's safety in the UK.

"Obviously not saying there should be a curfew for men but it does make you think why we always punish the ones being victimized to protect them rather than punishing the people who commit these crimes," they wrote.

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As one Twitter user wrote: "I don't think straight men realize that gay men almost always make it clear to women in public that we're gay bc we don’t want women to fear that we'd treat them like straight men do."

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If you have any information which could assist police in their investigation of Sarah's disappearance, contact the Incident Room on 0208 785 8244 or visit the Major Incident Portal.

#CurfewForMen trends following the disappearance of Sarah Everard