safe ride or avoiding the real problem?
Following what seems to be something of an international trend, the Mexican city of Puebla has offered a new service to women plagued by "leering drivers": a fleet of taxis, driven by women and catering exclusively to women. This comes on the heels of women-only train cars in Japan and Brazil, all-female transportation in Tehran, and "ladies' specials" in India, all designed to free women from the sexual harassment that public transportation seems inevitably to bring The planners of the taxi project in Puebla also tout the benefits for female drivers, saying that having women-only taxis opens up a traditionally male-dominated profession. Many point out that simply providing women with a way to avoid harassment does not address the root of the problem shouldn't we be targeting the gropers and the harassers, not just getting women away from them? Why do women have to change their routines - and find special taxis - because these men refuse to respect them? |
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