Via work - read the following news clipping that should be of interest to anyone interested in women's rights and how women are perceived around the world.
Go here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/world/asia/16ladies.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Women%20in%20India&st=cse
Summary - while upper-class or upper-middle class women are treated well, working class women struggle. And have been known to endure groping and harrassment on commuter trains. In order to grant them some relief - the Indian government set up a Ladies Train Special - commuter trains that only have women on board. Here, finally they find some peace.
Go here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/world/asia/16ladies.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Women%20in%20India&st=cse
Summary - while upper-class or upper-middle class women are treated well, working class women struggle. And have been known to endure groping and harrassment on commuter trains. In order to grant them some relief - the Indian government set up a Ladies Train Special - commuter trains that only have women on board. Here, finally they find some peace.
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Date: 2009-09-17 01:43 pm (UTC)