Ryandel
July 16th, 2008, 12:57 AM
Alarming Stats Show 63 Percent Of Women Say They Have Been Sexually Harassed; So Far MTA Has No Real Solution.
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Nearly 70 Percent Say They Feel Threat Of Sexual Assault
You're on the subway, heading to work, when someone rubs up against you in an inappropriate way. In New York City is happens to women more often than you think.
CBS 2 HD has learned the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has no real plan to deal with the problem.
It's rush hour and the subway is full of people in a hurry to get somewhere. And that's when it usually happens.
"Somebody came up behind me and touched my butt," Judith Doren said.
"You are standing on the crowded train and they're behind you and they kind of like mush themselves on the back of you and you're like, 'ewww,'" added Andrea Pritchett of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"It's rubbing, inappropriate rubbing," another woman claimed.
A study by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer found 63 percent of women surveyed reported being sexually harassed while on subways and another 10 percent said they were sexually assaulted.
"Women, in particular, need a strong and smart response from the MTA," Stringer said.
Since the report came out, the MTA has considered various awareness campaigns but has not launched one. Meanwhile, posters stating "Rob against me and I'll expose you" are decorating subway cars in Boston.
Most women CBS 2 HD talked to said that when they are touched on the subway they feel helpless and do whatever they can to move away from the person touching them.
"I don't know if there is much that can be done about it," straphanger Danielle Cheriff said. "It's sad but kind of true."
Stringer has a suggestion for every woman who feels as if she's been sexually harassed on the subway.
"If you get touched you should complain, and the more people that complain the more the MTA will have to develop a set of ways to hear those complaints and respond," Stringer said.
The MTA suggests speaking to a transit employee or calling the police if you are groped on the subway.
The study also found that 69 percent of the women surveyed reported they had felt the threat of sexual assault or harassment while on the city subway system.
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-Alex D
http://d.axaru.com/2/crowded-subway.jpg
Nearly 70 Percent Say They Feel Threat Of Sexual Assault
You're on the subway, heading to work, when someone rubs up against you in an inappropriate way. In New York City is happens to women more often than you think.
CBS 2 HD has learned the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has no real plan to deal with the problem.
It's rush hour and the subway is full of people in a hurry to get somewhere. And that's when it usually happens.
"Somebody came up behind me and touched my butt," Judith Doren said.
"You are standing on the crowded train and they're behind you and they kind of like mush themselves on the back of you and you're like, 'ewww,'" added Andrea Pritchett of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"It's rubbing, inappropriate rubbing," another woman claimed.
A study by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer found 63 percent of women surveyed reported being sexually harassed while on subways and another 10 percent said they were sexually assaulted.
"Women, in particular, need a strong and smart response from the MTA," Stringer said.
Since the report came out, the MTA has considered various awareness campaigns but has not launched one. Meanwhile, posters stating "Rob against me and I'll expose you" are decorating subway cars in Boston.
Most women CBS 2 HD talked to said that when they are touched on the subway they feel helpless and do whatever they can to move away from the person touching them.
"I don't know if there is much that can be done about it," straphanger Danielle Cheriff said. "It's sad but kind of true."
Stringer has a suggestion for every woman who feels as if she's been sexually harassed on the subway.
"If you get touched you should complain, and the more people that complain the more the MTA will have to develop a set of ways to hear those complaints and respond," Stringer said.
The MTA suggests speaking to a transit employee or calling the police if you are groped on the subway.
The study also found that 69 percent of the women surveyed reported they had felt the threat of sexual assault or harassment while on the city subway system.
Following content provided by: wcbstv.com
-Alex D