Women’s Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 2: Technical Papers (2011) / Chapter Skim
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74 Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here Understanding the Problem of "Eve Teasing" in Chennai, India Sheila mitra-Sarkar, San Diego State University, California p. partheeban, Sriram Engineering College, Perumalpattu, Chennai, India Fear of victimization and crime are important concerns for women in cities around the world, and this fear is provoked through encounters with men in public space because they are "unpredictable, potentially uncontrollable and hence threatening." The South Asian literature has focused more on the subordinate role of women in Indian society and the workplace than on gender-based crime (referred to as "Eve teasing")
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75UnDERSTAnDInG THE pROBLEm OF "EvE TEASInG" In InDIA about Eve teasing came out. A week later, on her birthday, Sarika passed away in the hospital never regaining consciousness.1 Eve teasing is a form of sexual aggression toward women or girls in South Asian countries (India, pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka)
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76 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 of harassment on the DU campus (Gender Study Group 1996)
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77UnDERSTAnDInG THE pROBLEm OF "EvE TEASInG" In InDIA 2.05, SD = .455) than in buses with no restrictions (m = 2.63, SD = .507)
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78 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 and physical assaults on women traveling alone. many women reported nighttime travel as most dangerous and drunken passengers as the most unpredictable and annoying.
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79UnDERSTAnDInG THE pROBLEm OF "EvE TEASInG" In InDIA ment organizations (r = .385, p = .000) ; blogged about their harassment (r = .228, p = .001)
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80 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 = .452, SD = .502) was also significant at t(202)
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81UnDERSTAnDInG THE pROBLEm OF "EvE TEASInG" In InDIA diScuSSion of findingS In the West, streetcars ushered mobility and freedom to travel longer distances, but the journeys on these public modes of transport were far from enjoyable for women. A Harper's Illustrated Weekly from 1871 accurately captured the uncertainties and discomfort faced by women.
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82 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 the idea that Eve teasing is normal, harmless, and often deserved. Although crime prevention through environmental design is well-developed for the sociocultural requirements of western countries, it is still in its infancy for South Asian countries.
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83UnDERSTAnDInG THE pROBLEm OF "EvE TEASInG" In InDIA As yet transportation planning has been haphazard, with very little concern toward the needs of harassed women commuters. There is clear evidence that sexual harassment is rampant in buses and trains due to overcrowding and inadequate accommodation for women.
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84 WOmEn'S ISSUES In TRAnSpORTATIOn, vOLUmE 2 ReSouRceS Baig, T
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