SlutWalk started in Toronto, Canada but spread throughout the globe as a movement that resonated with progressive/radical feminists and activists who opposed the culture of victim-blaming and slut-shaming of sexual assault victims. Rape Culture was specifically addressed through questioning of status quo which presupposed a woman as potential cause for bringing harm unto herself based on appearance.

The protest took form of a march, mainly by young women, where some dress as "sluts" in revealing, sexy attire such as short skirts, stockings and scanty tops. In the various Slutwalks around the world, there are usually speaker meetings and workshops, live music, sign-making sessions, leafleting, open microphones, chanting, dances, martial arts, and receptions or after-parties with refreshments. SlutWalks have also been criticized for its perceived lack of intersectionality, even as many women have united around the cause of speaking out publicly for the first time about their identity as rape survivors.