Gender-based spatial segregation: ladies' compartments in the Mumbai local trains.
The local trains of Mumbai are one of the most crowded means of public transport, but often preferred by many women due to the provision of exclusive ladies' compartments reserved for women. While these compartments provide women a space safe from sexual assault, conflicts due to class and religious...
| Publicado en: | Gender, Place & Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 133 - 154 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2024
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