Violence against women on public transport in Nepal: sexual harassment and the spatial expression of male privilege
Violence against women on public transport in Nepal: sexual harassment and the spatial expression of male privilege
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尼泊尔公共交通上针对妇女的暴力行为：性骚扰与男性特权的空间表达
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2014
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Meda Chesney‐Lind
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G. Neupane;Meda Chesney‐Lind
在公共场所对妇女的暴力行为是一个严重的世界性问题。从本质上讲，随着妇女从局限于家庭领域的生活中走出来，她们的空间流动可能被视为一种蔑视和越轨。本文采用混合方法探讨性骚扰和攻击在公共交通工具在加德满都，尼泊尔。调查数据来自238名大学适龄女性，以探讨性骚扰和性侵犯的频率，类型和严重性。调查还征求对这些受害经历的反应，以及在事件发生时作出的任何反应。还对35名受试者进行了访谈。总的来说，数据表明，性骚扰和性攻击在公共交通工具上无处不在，年轻妇女是这种虐待的特别目标。尽管其中一些攻击行为很严重，而且年轻妇女的评论也表明这些侵犯行为造成了创伤，但没有人向公共汽车公司或警察提出正式投诉。公共交通似乎为男性提供了接近和匿名的机会，这反过来又导致了高水平的虐待，而社会或法律的后果的风险很小。
Violence against women in public space is a serious, worldwide problem. Essentially, as women move from lives confined to the domestic sphere, their very spatial mobility might be perceived to be a form of defiance and deviance. This article uses a mixed method approach to explore sexual harassment and assault in public transport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Survey data were gathered from 238 college-age women to explore the frequency, type, and seriousness of sexual harassment and assault. Surveys also solicited reactions to these victimization experiences, as well as any response made at the time of the incident. Interviews with 35 subjects were also conducted. Taken together, the data indicate that sexual harassment and sexual assault are ubiquitous on public transport with younger women particular targets of this abuse. Despite the seriousness of some of these assaults and comments from young women indicating the trauma resulting from these intrusions, none filed official complaints to the bus companies or the police. It appears that public transport offers males both proximity and anonymity, which, in turn, results in high levels of abuse with very little risk of social or legal consequences.