WOMEN SPECIAL-BMTC


photo above- from a regular bus- image of women's reservation seat

photo below from




Bangalore's 'women only' buses. Painted pink.

The women Soumya C. Shekhar of Blank Noise and I spoke with, saw this as an immediate relief, as something convenient.

How do you experience public environments that are exclusively male or female?

Perhaps bloggers and Blank Noise blog visitors from Bombay/ Mumbai who take the 'ladies compartment' in the train will have anecdotes to add!


check this out:
Also see - Pukar's Gender and Space project
http://www.pukar.org.in/genderandspace/index.html


bbc- women's only hotel.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/04/2009_18_thu.shtml

Iran
women's only park:
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2342417,00.html

Egypt
Women only taxi:
http://gulfnews.com/news/region/egypt/women-only-taxis-set-for-bumpy-ride-in-egypt-1.568204




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