Comments on: Survey: 50% of CTA riders sexually harassed http://trueslant.com/leeannmaton/2009/09/17/survey-50-of-cta-riders-sexually-harassed/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:39:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: LeeAnn Maton http://trueslant.com/leeannmaton/2009/09/17/survey-50-of-cta-riders-sexually-harassed/comment-page-1/#comment-46 LeeAnn Maton Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:55:49 +0000 http://trueslant.com/leeannmaton/?p=209#comment-46 Thanks for the comment, Susan. Speaking from the standpoint of a regular rider, I think a lot of fed-up women would appreciate the option of a women-only car but only when they're riding solo. After all, I can see CTA users pitching a major fuss if they were required to separate from boyfriends and male friends when riding the train. In theory, though, I think the solution of women-only cars misses one of the points the survey highlighted -- namely that men and women alike have been victims of harassment. Women are just as capable as men of perpetrating harassment, so should we have men-only cars too? Sadly, I think the most effective solution is also the most nebulous one, in that a culture change emphasizing mutual respect needs to take place. Thanks for the comment, Susan. Speaking from the standpoint of a regular rider, I think a lot of fed-up women would appreciate the option of a women-only car but only when they’re riding solo. After all, I can see CTA users pitching a major fuss if they were required to separate from boyfriends and male friends when riding the train.

In theory, though, I think the solution of women-only cars misses one of the points the survey highlighted — namely that men and women alike have been victims of harassment. Women are just as capable as men of perpetrating harassment, so should we have men-only cars too? Sadly, I think the most effective solution is also the most nebulous one, in that a culture change emphasizing mutual respect needs to take place.

]]> By: Susan Toepfer http://trueslant.com/leeannmaton/2009/09/17/survey-50-of-cta-riders-sexually-harassed/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Susan Toepfer Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:02:16 +0000 http://trueslant.com/leeannmaton/?p=209#comment-44 It's always been a problem, Leeann, though I've heard fewer horror stories in New York recently than in years past. It's ironic that you're posting this the week the New York Times ran a story on India creating women-only cars on public transit, for just this reason. Should we resort to that solution? It’s always been a problem, Leeann, though I’ve heard fewer horror stories in New York recently than in years past. It’s ironic that you’re posting this the week the New York Times ran a story on India creating women-only cars on public transit, for just this reason. Should we resort to that solution?

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