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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | More than 80% of women commuters faced sexual harassment but only 1% reported it, here's why -Samrat Sharma

More than 80% of women commuters faced sexual harassment but only 1% reported it, here's why -Samrat Sharma

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published Published on Oct 21, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 26, 2022

-IndiaToday.in

Over 80 per cent of surveyed women in Delhi faced sexual harassment but only 1 per cent reported it to the police.

The importance of a well-oiled public transport system in cities has become a growing concern lately. Poverty, expansion of cities, climate change — several things factor into this discussion. But this discussion is incomplete without addressing the elephant in the room: rampant sexual harassment faced by women in public transport and urban spaces.

The following stats should horrify anyone:

88% of surveyed women in Delhi faced sexual harassment but only 1% reported it to the police

More than half of the women in Chennai reported sexual harassment but only 6% notified the police

63% of women in Pune faced sexual harassment on the bus but only 12% reported it to the police

2% of women commuters in Mumbai who had faced harassment approached the police and none were satisfied with the outcome

75% of women railway commuters in Mumbai are unaware of women helpline numbers

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IndiaToday.in, 21 October, 2022, https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/women-commuters-faced-sexual-harassment-but-only-reported-it-2288137-2022-10-21


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