We spoke about male dominance today in reference to the characters in the book Breath, Eyes, Memory. This article in the New York Times discusses the prominence of this machismo sentiment found in Mexico where women-only buses have been implemented recently in the capital. The buses are meant to be a solution to the common occurance of men getting a little too forward on over crowed public transportation systems. What I found most interesting was the fact that many men agreed that this new bus system was necessary, acknowledging the fact that their attention toward women can often be inappropriate. The article says that the system is very new and expansions will be made in the future to incorporate more bus routes.
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