'Board the Bus' Seeks to Empower Women to Take Back Public Spaces
LatestAccording to their website “Board the Bus is a campaign by Breakthrough aimed at creating a
public conversation around the safety of women in public spaces. By
taking the bus instead of a metro, auto or car, women are taking back a
space that is rightfully theirs but that is often associated with
feelings of insecurity, lack of safety or even fear….Women in India face glaring restrictions in terms of their
mobility. Some may be forbidden from leaving their house without being
accompanied by a male relative, others face a curfew on their movements. Even women with relatively more mobility, such as students or
professionals, may find themselves policing their own movements –
avoiding certain areas, favouring certain modes of transport, travelling
within specific time frames, and even choosing to wear clothes that
they feel are ‘safe’.”