Sexual harassment of students on public transport: an exploratory study in Lucknow, India

Tripathi, Kartikeya; Borrion, Hervé; Belur, Jyoti

doi:10.1057/s41300-017-0029-0

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“…In this regard, women who were sexually harassed often ruminate about their past experiences which causes them to reflect on negative thoughts, self-harm, and low self-esteem, which amplifies loneliness, hopelessness, and helplessness, and develops symptoms of depression 8,9. In addition, victims, while using public transportation, tend to have a fear of getting sexually harassed, and this has caused women to modify their travel routes or restrict their use of public transport at all 10,11. This leads to the reduction of their capability to participate in professional as well as educational activities and also in public life 12.…”

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<p>Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley</p>

Gautam¹,

Sapakota²,

Shrestha³

et al. 2019

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Purpose Sexual harassment has been recognized as a serious problem in the world. It reduces the dignity of human rights. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence of sexual harassment in public transportation and its consequences on female students in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal. Methods A structured questionnaire was applied for collecting the data from five health science locations in the Kathmandu Valley. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify the association with sexual harassment and its determinants. Results The female student who lived far away from campus (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =9.02, 95% confidence interval [CI] =0.56, 14.03) and lived alone (AOR =10.44, 95% CI =2.83, 38.46) had more chance to be harassed. However, those students who traveled sometimes (AOR =0.01, 95% CI =0, 0.03) had a lower chance to face sexual harassment in public transportation. Conclusion Sexual harassment in public transportation was found to be significantly higher in female students who live alone and who travel more frequently in the evening. In addition, the study concluded that public vehicles are strongly associated with sexual harassment among female students in the Kathmandu Valley.

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“…Nowadays, the use of public transport has become common among women mainly for the purpose of education and work 13. But research has also shown that concerns about safety have negatively affected the travel decisions of women 10…”

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<p>Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley</p>

Gautam¹,

Sapakota²,

Shrestha³

et al. 2019

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“…Eve teasing (street harassment) and sexual harassment have far-reaching consequences, including both short and long-term socio-emotional consequences and limited access to education for victims (Talboys et al, 2017). Participants' stories highlighted harassment experienced on public transportation, which other studies have found to be commonplace (Dhillon & Bakaya, 2014;Gekoski, Gray, Adler, & Horvath, 2017;Leach & Sitaram, 2007;Tripathi, Borrion, & Belur, 2017). Given the widespread familial and social prohibitions limiting young women's movement, harassment in public and on public transportation remains a significant barrier to young women's education and employment opportunities, as is seen elsewhere in developing countries (Porter et al, 2011).…”

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Understanding young women’s experiences of gender inequality in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through story circles

Hebert

Bansal

Lee

et al. 2019

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Gender inequality poses grave consequences for young women's health and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to understand how gender influences the lives of young women living in urban slums of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India using story circles as a research methodology. Narrative-based participatory methods like story circles (which involves sharing individual stories in a group circle on a given topic) can provide the nuance and detail needed to understand young people's experiences, build trust between participants and researchers, and offer spaces to speak about culturally sensitive subjects. Six story circle sessions were conducted with 50 young women (aged 15-24) in Lucknow. Sessions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded. Transcriptions were analysed to identify the following salient themes, all of which act as mechanisms of gender inequality: mobility restrictions, rampant sexual harassment in the community, limited educational and work opportunities, and the utmost prioritization of marriage for young women.

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“…(c.f. Mazumder and Pokharel 2019;Gekoski et al 2017;Ceccato and Paz 2017;Natarajan et al 2017;Tripathi et al 2017;Chui and Ong 2008). A number of studies have also located the solutions to VAW on public transport in situational measures (c.f.…”

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Using heat maps to identify areas prone to violence against women in the public sphere

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The lack of accessible crime data, especially geolocations, in developing countries often acts as a barrier to identifying environmental or situational factors in high crime areas that might contribute to the facilitation of those crimes. This paper presents a methodology for conducting fieldwork for creating heat maps to identify areas prone to violence against women (VAW) in Corregidora, Mexico. Heat maps were produced based on household survey data. The results were used to select specific high concentration locations to conduct structured observations and inductive visual analysis at street level in order to identify if and what situational factors might influence the perpetration of VAW in those locations. Four broad features were identified in the urban built environment during the site visits linked to the facilitation of opportunities for the commission of VAW: (1) lacking infrastructure, (2) presence of physical obstacles, (3) poor visibility and (4) restricted pedestrian mobility. The paper demonstrates the utility of this method for aiding situational crime prevention strategies in areas where official spatial crime data is unavailable or lacking. This study presents a relatively low cost (although labour intensive) and independent method of aiding crime prevention strategies, which will hopefully be of practical value for organisations in areas with poor crime recording practices and limited access to expensive mapping technologies.

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Sexual harassment of students on public transport: an exploratory study in Lucknow, India

Cited by 54 publications

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<p>Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley</p>

<p>Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley</p>

Understanding young women’s experiences of gender inequality in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through story circles

Using heat maps to identify areas prone to violence against women in the public sphere

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