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Sexual harassment in public transport in Bogotá

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  • Quinones, Lina Marcela

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Although the last decades have seen an advance in equality and empowerment for women, there are still numerous challenges to be addressed. Among them, and particularly pressing in cities, are issues of gender-based violence, including sexual harassment in public spaces. Despite the numerous effects that street harassment has on women, and the high incidence of it in different countries, this issue has not been broadly studied, and even less so in cities in the Global South. This study aims to characterise the ways in which women in Bogotá experience sexual harassment in public spaces, specifically focusing on public transport and including vehicles, stations, stops and walking routes to and from their origins or destinations.

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  • Quinones, Lina Marcela, 2020. "Sexual harassment in public transport in Bogotá," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 54-69.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:139:y:2020:i:c:p:54-69
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2020.06.018
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