THE TELEGRAPH: Women-only train carriages have been introduced this week in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, in an attempt to avert groping and sexual harassment on packed commuter trains.
Women can choose to board the female-only, orange and pink-seated carriages at the front and rear of trains in Jakarta, the latest in a growing number of cities to offer women-only services.
The state-owned railway operator, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), said it had not received many complaints about sexual harassment but the company had noticed that many women avoided densely-packed trains.
"The women-only carriages are aimed to make women feel comfortable," an official at PT KAI said.
PT KAI is now providing 20 female-only carriages and plans to add more in the next three months. >>> | Friday, August 20, 2010
