Contrarily, behavior is difficult, and if you're her father, you may just be teaching the girls that they need/should have a protector to intercede in these things for them, instead of having a coping mechanism themselves.

"In every one of these cases, the ...[insert unkind adjective describing lack of intelligence, stature and/or basic hygiene]... men in question quickly became embarrassed and turned away." - Is this really necessary? They did something you didn't like, but that's no reason to insult them or accuse them of random shortcomings.

@marcelm I believe the comment was to better illustrate his suggestion of contemptuousness as a response.

@marcelm: you as the reader are meant to mentally insert your choice of adjective into the sentence as you read it. Not to verbally insert an adjective into a confrontation with an ogler!

@PeterCordes Yes, and that adjective is still unnecessary. We're trying to discuss this like adults; name-calling (in any way) isn't helping.

I like your answer but what if there was no father figure present in such incidents? What advice would you give to the girls in such situation?

Wow. The author of this answer really thinks very highly of themselves. This whole answer is a brag about how macho they think they are. Get over yourself.

@Gusdor Maybe... with comments like "the guy who got voted, literally, "ugliest guy in the class"" and "I also had a guy ask me if he could take my daughter to prom. Every time he looked at her, I could see this look of total admiration in a non-lecherous way. I could tell he respected her." with no real, easy to see difference between "admiration" and "ogling" except pointing & snickering (aside from vague-at-best dictionary definitions) I get the feeling the real difference is “Be Attractive, Don’t Be Unattractive”

@marcelm - you are kind of correct, but Hydranix is more correct. The "insert..." thing was more to communicate to you my attitude of contempt towards the ogler's actions. I hate disrespect of any kind and find it contemptible, probably comes from being bullied a lot as a kid. As all I did to the oglers, in every case, was to communicate, through a stare, that their contemptible actions were being witnessed, I think I did them no disrespect. But I almost deleted that part out of my answer.

@Xen2050 - the real difference is someone very clearly staring at my wife's behind, for a prolonged time, and then acting embarrassed when they saw I saw. The difference was the rude comments being made by the group of men in PNG. It is entirely different when someone can express admiration in the open, unashamedly and speaking of beauty, and when someone is pointedly staring at a girl's genitals thinking their magazine is hiding them from accountability and are clearly embarrassed when they realize they were discovered. Can you really not tell the difference?

@user13107 - you are correct. My fourth paragraph was meant to work from example to verbal discussion with our daughter about the right response. I forgot to move on to the verbal part.

@Kzqai - It is not about teaching them that they "need/should have a protector". It is about teaching them that they do have a protector. That is an important role of a father in all of their kids' lives. If done properly, with lots of communication, this teaches them that they are worthy of respect. It is an important part of encouraging proper self-esteem in a kid of either gender. As they get older, you can increasingly let them fight more and more of their battles, but it is best that they know that as long as you are alive, you will do all you can to protect them, should they need it.

And when should she then be old enough and capable to determine whether a guy she meets is one she should be ok to start a relation with? You know, little girls grow up and become young women, they start dating, they grow up. If you keep treating them like babies until they're old enough to go to college (or worse, graduate college) they never grow up and become independent adults.

@AgapwIesu You're repeating yourself, and trying to imagine what the other person is feeling (admiration, embarrassed). Aside from pointing and rude comments (but in a foreign culture maybe it's acceptable there) it sounds like you really don't know the difference yourself. Eye contact & saying "she's hot" after? With comments like "I could see this look of total admiration in a non-lecherous way. I could tell he respected her" I think you're just guessing at best. [What's a magazine got to do with anything?]

@Xen2050 - and you are also repeating yourself. If you are not able to tell the difference between a man ogling a girl and a man admiring the beauty of a girl, you should not assume others can't. When a man who is looking at my wife's butt, sees I am looking at him, and turns red and turn away quickly, to me that looks very different from a co-worker looking at my wife, not concentrating on her sexual parts, and then after she leaves turning to me and saying "wow, she is really beautiful". If you cannot tell the difference, again, don't imagine others can't.

@Xen2050 - the magazine - the guy at the truck stop was using it to try to hide the fact that he was staring at my wife's butt. Not very successful, and more successful in making it clear that his intentions were less than respectful. We hide when we know we are doing wrong.

@marcelm: ah, now I see what you were trying to say with that comment. I agree.

Surprised to see @AgapwIesu taking so much heat for this answer. There are obvious differences between ogling and admiring, and starting with the dictionary definitions is a good idea. The definition of "admire" was omitted and is worth noting: "regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval."

@T.Sar - If I caught a girl ogling my son, I would do the same. And if I caught my girls or my boy ogling others, I would correct them. Excessive or offensive staring "in a lecherous manner" is disrespect, and it is not to be tolerated in ourselves, our children, or others.

@jpmc26 No. You'll end up with scared females, not confident ones. My SO enjoys ogling and all the attention she gets when she dresses up more provocatively (that's the point, after all). She is extremely confident, happy, and secure of herself. My father had the same instance as Agapwlesu, and my sister ended up in a broken relationship, having to swallow stupid shit from her boyfriend, and got pregnant at 19. You empower females by having them able to defend themselves, and not hiding behind you all the time. If the kid enjoys the ogling, let her be. If not, she must feel powerful enough..

... to be able to say "stop that, you are bothering me". You must provide power for her to do this by herself. Otherwise, she will grow dependent of a male to be able to fend herself. We are on 2017, folks - we already have more than enough proof that girls can look after themselves if their families don't fuck it up.