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Women in Puebla, Mexico can hail one of 35 new pink taxis driven by women to avoid any discomfort or outright harassment from male taxi drivers. “Women’s rights activists are aghast at the cars’ sugary presentation and said the service does not address the root of the harassment problem.” Well in this case the root of the problem is not as easy to solve as providing women safe transportation options. Mexico City has women-only buses and subway cars.

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