Posted by: pinkpangea on: October 8, 2009
As a response to frequent complaints of sexual harassment on trains, all-female trains cars were established in Rio de Janeiro. These train cars are marked with pink stripes on doors and windows. The train company said that women would need to control men’s entry into the cars, and security guards would help if necessary.
“Women [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: September 2, 2009
62% Egyptian men admitted to sexually harassing women according to a 2008 study by the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights, yet the vast majority of women have not reported these incidents. The majority of men and women surveyed believed that women invited the harassment as a result of what they wore and many of the [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 8, 2009
The government’s new publication about sexual harassment, meant to counter the rising number of sexual harassment cases, sees women largely at fault, and blames their drug use and immodest dress, even with the veil. Clerics say that sexual harassment is equivalent to a lack of religious discipline and that stricter guidelines must be put [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 7, 2009
The Egyptian government recently published a pamphlet for imams called, Sexual Harassment: Causes and Treatments, which explains how to approach the increased sexual harassment of women in their congregations. The pamphlet includes causes for the worsening of sexual harassment in Egypt, such as declining religious consciousness, sexual images on the internet and television, women’s [...]
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 4, 2009
At night, women are cautioned to book taxis in advance in Weston, England. Fake taxis drivers have become ubiquitous, taking advantage of women after a night out.
“Rogue Taxi Drivers Preying on Women“: The Weston Mercury, July 3, 2009.
Posted by: pinkpangea on: July 4, 2009
Though women cover up in Cairo, Egypt, sexual harassment persists. Women who wish to leave their homes take self-defense courses to protect themselves against male perpetrators.
“Covered Up, and Harassed, in Cairo”: The New York Times, 7/23/09.
Sexual Harassment Rages Against Female Tourists in Egypt
Posted by: pinkpangea on: September 2, 2009
According to a 2008 study by the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights, 83% of Egyptian women and 98% of foreign women experience public sexual harassment–which includes explicit comments, groping, men exposing themselves, and assault. About 97% of Egyptian women and 87% of foreigners do not report such incidents to the police.
“Egypt’s Sexually Harassed Women Begin [...]