Japan has a huge problem with sexual assault on their trains. Due in part to the population density of Tokyo, two thirds of all reported sexual assault cases occur on trains. Surveys of Tokyo's female population have found that 70% of women are in favor of establishing single-sex (women only) train cars. Conversely, similar surveys taken in cities like New York and London found that less than 30% of women were in favor of single-sex trains cars.
The attached article details the implementation and reaction to such single-sex train cars. Including the reaction of some men who boarded these single-sex train cars in an act of protest, as they believe this practice to be discriminatory. Conversely, there have been calls by women's rights groups for the government to do even more to protect women.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/15/national/nearly-70-women-tokyo-back-single-sex-train-cars-survey-finds/#.W-0YveJRdPY
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