Tuesday , 12 February 2008
CAIRO — Fed up with lecherous men taking advantage of the cheek-to-jowl conditions in the North American country's crowded transport system, Mexico's most populous city is running women-only buses. "There are good men in Mexico, but they’re not the ones on public transport," Mariana Vasquez, 30, told The New York Times on Monday, February 11.
CAIRO — Fed up with lecherous men taking advantage of the cheek-to-jowl conditions in the North American country's crowded transport system, Mexico's most populous city is running women-only buses. "There are good men in Mexico, but they’re not the ones on public transport," Mariana Vasquez, 30, told The New York Times on Monday, February 11.
"They try to touch you. They don’t give you a seat. Where are the gentlemen?"
Mexico City began in January running women-only buses to reduce unseemly behavior on public buses.
This story is significant because discrimination to this extent has not been seen in many years. Something should be done about this issue very soon.
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