Ariagor Manuel Almanza Avendaño

Ariagor Manuel Almanza Avendaño

Ariagor Manuel Almanza Avendaño
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Researcher at the Faculty of Human Sciences of the Autonomous University of Baja California (Mexico)

Reaction: sexual harassment on public transport harms women's health and forces them to change their behaviour

Sexual harassment on public transport affects the health and well-being of women around the world, according to a study by the University of Valencia. These events cause them to change their behaviour - for example, they travel accompanied, avoid certain places and stations or certain times of the day - as explained by the research, which analyses almost 30 previous studies carried out on several continents. The authors, whose study is published in PLoS ONE, highlight the contrast between "high government awareness of the problem and the paucity of measures to improve women's safety on transport". In addition, they propose including women in transport decision-making.

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