Asian Geographic 3 - 2016 SG

Narasamma Harijana hugs
her daughter Navaneetha,
who at 15 years old was
matchmaked with her uncle

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KTM Women’s Carriage –

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

She-Taxi – Kerala, India

In 2010, Malaysia’s Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM)

launched women carriages on its intercity trains.

Easily identifiable by pink stickers on its windows,

doorways and platform floors, the special coach

is said to protect women from sexual harassment

and jostling with male passengers.

She-Taxi is hailed as the country’s first 24/7

women taxi network to provide safe, secure

and responsible travel for women. Launched

in November 2013 in Thiruvananthapuram, its

success has even sparked a She-Bus initiative.

LadyJek – Jakarta, Indonesia

Brandishing pink logos and pink helmets, LadyJek

is a female-only motorbike taxi service that was

launched in October 2015. Using the Ladyjek app,

ladies can book a motorbike ride driven by fellow

ladies, where safety is a priority for many women in

the city of 10 million.

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