Women-only train car in Jakarta
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Jakarta has launched what seems like a pretty unique method of combatting sexual harassment in public transportation: women-only trains.
Sexual harassment has been a problem in the city and in public transportation in particular, the BBC reports, men have been using crowded rush hours as an opportunity.
So now, one of the busiest commuter routes into Jakarta has two women-only carriages (with pink seats), and if the experiment proves successful, the state-run PT Kereta Api rail service will add similar cars to other lines.
It certainly doesn't solve the root problem, as a 22 year-old student quoted in the story recognizes, but it's a start. Hopefully next, bigger-picture steps will follow.
Know of other creative solutions cities or countries have tried to fight sexual harassment? Tell us about them in the comments below!
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