Public transport a hotspot for sexual harassment
Tanzania, Oct. 22 -- Dar es Salaam. Amid prevailing sexual harassment facing female university students in the country, public transport remains a hotspot, hence, prompting calls for designing of safety measures and strategies to curb the matter, including public awareness campaigns.
A research finding published this week dubbed: "Sexual harassment in public transport among female university students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;" indicated that at least 268 (88 percent) out of 304 respondents had experienced sexual harassment while using public transport.
The study defined sexual harassment as a form of gender-based violence (GBV) and that it is characterized by a wide range of distasteful and unsolicited acts of sexual nature carried ou...
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