Women in Mexico City have long been deterred from riding public transportation by the very real possibility of being groped or verbally harassed while packed in with other passengers. “A woman could enter a metro car a virgin and come out pregnant,” says one female rider. The subway system has female-only cars during rush hour to address the problem, but now city officials are taking it a step further, introducing women’s-only buses along three busy routes. Women’s buses, designated by a pink sign in the window, will be added to 15 more routes by April. The city’s female riders are delighted. “Otherwise, I have men sticking to me,” says passenger Alejandra Lugo. “And here I am, 58 years old. Imagine how they treat the younger girls.”
