China’s Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In
Ms. Xiao called the concept of women-only subway cars "really stupid." "On the surface, it looks like the women-only subway cars are meant to protect women," she said, "but the effect is
that women are told that they have to stay in one place in order to avoid getting sexually harassed." Then, there is the issue of the crowds.
They spend their time mainly yelling at passengers to "move into the center of the train!"
and "don’t squeeze on board if there’s no more space!" Many of the men on the cars said they supported the idea and wound up in one for women by accident.
CreditGiulia Marchi for The New York Times Supported by By Sui-Lee Wee
and Giulia Marchi In one of China’s biggest cities, the women-only subway cars are full of men.
So when the Guangzhou government began reserving cars for female passengers worried about being groped
and harassed, they filled up — but not with the intended passengers.
Guangzhou journal In a bid to curb sexual harassment, one city is reserving seats and space for female passengers.
Weary subway workers, wearing red vests emblazoned with the word "volunteer," say
that shortly after the cars were designated for women, they tried dissuading male passengers, with little success.
