Invasion of privacy or structural violence? Harassment against women in public transport environments: A systematic review

  1. Useche, Sergio A. 12
  2. Colomer, Natura 3
  3. Alonso, Francisco 12
  4. Faus, Mireia 12
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 Institut Universitari d`Investigació en Trànsit i Seguretat Viària (INTRAS)
  3. 3 Universitat de València (Facultat d'Infermeria i Podologia)
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PLOS ONE

ISSN: 1932-6203

Year of publication: 2024

Volume: 19

Issue: 2

Pages: e0296830

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0296830 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Despite being neglected for several decades, and in many countries, public transport environments have transformed into a reflection of social disparities and inequalities. Among these issues, harassment–a pervasive and worldwide gendered dynamic–has been demonstrated to negatively impact women’s behavioral trends, daily opportunities, and health impacts, as well as safety and security outcomes.

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This study has been supported by the research grant ACIF/2020/035 from the "Generalitat Valenciana". The funding entity did not contribute to the study design or data collection, analysis, interpretation, or writing the manuscript. There was no additional external funding received for this study.

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