I spoke with “Mark,” a 24-year-old graphic designer. For three months, a woman in her late 40s stood behind him on his morning commute. “At first, I thought it was the train,” he said. “But then it was every day. Her hand would slide from my shoulder down my back, then to my belt. I would lean forward, move my bag behind me. She would just reposition. I never said a word.”
Different cities have tried various methods to combat transit-based harassment, though most are still geared toward protecting women from men. she the molester and the crowded train best
Common in Japan (where chikan or molestation is a massive issue), India, and Brazil. While these protect women, they don't address the rarer but real issue of female-on-male or female-on-female harassment. I spoke with “Mark,” a 24-year-old graphic designer