Ladies First: Czech Railways Rolls Out Female-Priority Compartments

Time ^ | 22 Mar 2012 | Kate Springer

[Cronos]

I must say I'm surprised that majority athiest/agnostic Czechia says Petr Stahlavsky told the Times the changes are based on “Western European and Christian traditions....

And can ask men to leave if they don’t want to share the space with a Y chromosome. -- ....

[C210N]

if they don’t want to share the space with a Y chromosome...

Can a woman REALLY complain based on the Y chromosome? If this is really true, hat-tip to them! But, as I suspect, if not now then soon, it will devolve to something else...

[fortheDeclaration]

I think these are woman only because woman are harassed in these nations.

[Cronos]

in Japan, India, Iran, Egypt I can understand, but I don’t think Czech women are harassed in Czechia...

[donna]

Islam marches forward.

[svxdave]

Sounds like a little gender discrimination to me.

[AmericanInTokyo]

These two guys will be DEFINITELY disappointed!!!

[fortheDeclaration]

Yes, but they were using those nations as examples of the program being successful.

I think women in those nations welcome segregated from men, not sure if Western women would.

[driftdiver]

I’d wager western women would largely be happy if men were forced to the back of the train.

[Cronos]

you are correct.

[Izzy Dunne]

if they don’t want to share the space with a Y chromosome

Can I ask a woman to come in, if I DON'T want to share with a Y chromosome?

[RayChuang88]

In Japan, many of the busiest commuter railway and subway lines have special trains designated for female passengers only during commute hours (usually 0600 to 0900 and 1500 to 1800 hours during weekdays). The reason is simple: there’s been a number of problems with male passengers harassing female passengers, especially when the trains get really crowded during commute hours.

[kearnyirish2]

“And can ask men to leave if they don’t want to share the space with a Y chromosome. — ...”

May we assume females are picking up the tab for these cars? (crickets)

Divide & conquer proceeds apace; I’m glad Europe is falling just as these laws pass. The “new Europeans” won’t be allowing women on trains without male relatives, and if this is what “the West” has come up with I’m with the “new Europeans”.

[Alas Babylon!]

I think these two were actually Slovaks because they went to the Technical Institute in Bratislava, which is now the capital of Slovokia.

Besides, they only had time for American foxes.

[FreedomPoster]

That is true, if by “harassing” you mean “engaging in extremely intrusive groping.”

It seems it is a well-known aspect of ultra-crowded Tokyo trains.

[CT Hillbilly]

Happened to me at rush hour on the subway...in this country.

Mrs CT Hillbilly

[FreedomPoster]

Well that stinks. NYC?

[Candor7]

Czeh women are impressive ( such as Eva Herzigova) . It is understandable that the railways would want them to have the ability to socialize through invitation on trains.

[Cronos]

I personally find Czech women nowhere near as beautiful as polish (of course I’m biased — I’m married to a Pole!) — they’re too Germanic and most German women are ... well... there’s an old Polish joke — if you walk west, the moment the cows look prettier than the women, you’re in Germany :-P

[AmericanInTokyo]

Ah yes, but back then it was still one country, Czechoslovakia!