Recently, India's Four Largest Cities Introduced Commuter Trains Exclusively for Female

question 15

Multiple Choice

Recently, India's four largest cities introduced commuter trains exclusively for female passengers. The aim of this new service was to

• A) support women's effort to keep men out of their own domestic space.
• B) offer women an alternative method of transportation to and from work with less risk of harassment or violence.
• C) offer women work in the transportation industry.
• D) help women maintain their traditional gender roles in society.
• E) increase the gap between public and domestic spaces that women inhabit on a day-to-day basis.

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