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Gender-only is not the same as gender equality
Hayley Richardson | Wed, Feb 13th, 2008 | Category: Commentary | Tags: hayley richardson, new york city, japan, gender, mexico city, buses, equality, mexico, seoul, public transit | 1
Monday, the Times reported that a new “women only” bus line has recently begun running in Mexico City. With enormous pink signs proclaiming “exclusivo damas!” they cater to the thousands of women who’ve been victims of sexual harassment on D.F’s overcrowded public transportation system. The buses run less frequently, but they offer a respite from the probing hands and eyes of fellow male travelers.
As this video demonstrates, most women applaud the arrival of the buses, and see this as…
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