Captain Rehab Abdul-Latif, another female officer at the unit, said they help the victim to face society and to understand that she is a victim, and she should not be ashamed of her predicament.

“Many of the cases go unreported because of the pressure the victim faces from her family,” said Rehab.

"In the unit we listen to them and convince them that they are victims not perpetrators,” she added.

Many Egyptian women said that the new unit will restore confidence in women facing harassment and will help in limiting such cases.

Israa Mohamed, a 23-year-old Egyptian woman working in the communication sector, said she faced harassment many times in public transportation. She didn’t report the cases to police because she was embarrassed to report it to a male police officer.

“I faced sexual harassment twice in public transportation despite the fact that I was wearing the hijab and dressed decently. Harassers do not care what you are wearing. I think in the presence of female police officers mean many woman will report such cases,” she said.